(76818) 2000 RG79

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 14 October 2006

Orbital elements and other data (Assumed or derived values in parenthesis, my estimates in italics and parenthesis. Source identifications in brackets, see this link for sources):

orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL]:
semimajor axis a: 1.9298569 AU
orbital period P: 2.6810 y (=979.3 d)
eccentricity e: 0.0960098
perihelion distance q: 1.7445717 AU
aphelion distance Q: 2.11514207 AU
inclination i: 18.13075°
argument of perihelion omega: 129.34621°
ascending node OMEGA: 292.41863°
mean anomaly M: 282.46289°
perihelion passage TP: 2006-03-16.9080692
Epoch: 18 AUG 2005
data arc: 1980-2004 (175 obs.)

orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis a: (5.5 km?)
semimajor axis/primary radius a/Rp: (3?)
orbital period P: 14.12 h [P05a]
eccentricity e: ?

other data, primary:
diameter: 3.6 km [P05a]
absolute magnitude H: 13.5 [JPL]
rotation period: 3.1664 h [P05a]
amplitude delta M: ?
color index B-V: ?
color index V-R: ?
color index R-I: ?
slope parameter G: (0.15) [a]
geometric albedo: ?
mass: ?
density: ?
type: ?

other data, secondary:
diameter: (1.1 km)
diameter ratio Ds/Dp: 0.35 [P05a]
component magnitude difference: (2.3)
rotation period: ?

--(76818) 2000 RG79--discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 8 September 2000 from Socorro by the LINEAR program.

Companion discovered 2005 by B. Warner, P. Pravec, and D. Pray; announced 30 August 2005.

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Last modified 14 October 2006.
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