(79360) 1997 CS29
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 9 October 2005
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]:
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semimajor axis a: |
44.0655767591165 AU
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orbital period P: |
292.5212 y (=106,844 d)
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eccentricity e: |
0.0158200306632356
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perihelion distance q: |
43.3684579835941 AU
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aphelion distance Q: |
44.76269553 AU
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inclination i: |
2.24017251763036°
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argument of perihelion omega: |
222.759738249971°
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ascending node OMEGA: |
304.367799487918°
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mean anomaly M: |
318.212116386289°
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perihelion passage TP: |
2039-01-14.1074815
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Epoch: |
30 JAN 2005
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data arc: |
1997-2004 (111 obs.)
| orbital data, secondary:
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semimajor axis a: |
(2,300 km separation) [S05a]
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semimajor axis/primary radius a/Rp: |
(15?)
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orbital period P: |
(6 d?)
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eccentricity e: |
?
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inclination i: |
?
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other data, primary:
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diameter: |
(305 km?)
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absolute magnitude H: |
5.09 [JPL]
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rotation period: |
?
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amplitude delta M: |
?
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color index B-V: |
1.08 ± 0.03 [B05c]
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color index V-R: |
0.66 ± 0.04 [B05c]
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color index V-I: |
1.25 ± 0.03 [B05c]
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color index V-J: |
2.06 ± 0.03 [B05c]
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color index V-H: |
2.45 ± 0.08 [B05c]
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color index H-K: |
0.28 ± 0.23 [B01a]
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slope parameter G: |
(0.15) [a]
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geometric albedo: |
(0.09) [a]
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mass (system): |
?
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density: |
?
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BBFB type: |
RR [B05c]
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other data, secondary:
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diameter: |
(292 km?)
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diameter ratio Ds/Dp: |
(0.96)
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component magnitude difference: |
0.1 [S05a]
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rotation period: |
?
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--(79360) 1997 CS29--discovery and notes:
Primary discovered 3 February 1997 by J. X. Luu, D. C. Jewitt, C. A. Trujillo, and J. Chen from Mauna Kea observatory.
Companion discovered by Denise C. Stephens and Keith S. Noll from Hubble Space Telescope observations of 22 October 2002; announced 5 October 2005.
See more information and links at
Asteroid/Comet Connection Catchall Catalog page
--Links, more technical:
--Links, less technical:
--Links to ADS abstracts:
- Grundy, W. M., Buie, M. W., & Spencer, J. R. 2005, Astronomical Journal Near-Infrared Spectrum of Low-Inclination Classical Kuiper Belt Object (79360) 1997 CS<SUB>29</SUB>
- Taniguchi, M., Sekiguchi, T., Itoh, Y., & Mukai, T. 2004, 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly Photometry and Spectroscopy of TNOs with the Subaru Telescope
- Barucci, M. A., Romon, J., Doressoundiram, A., & Tholen, D. J. 2000, Astronomical Journal Compositional Surface Diversity in the Trans-Neptunian Objects
- Barucci, M. A., Romon, J., Le Bras, A., Fulchignoni, M., & Tholen, D. 1999, AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts Broad Band Optical Colors of Trans-Neptunian Objects
- Jewitt, D., Williams, G. V., & Marsden, B. G. 1997, Minor Planet Electronic Circulars 1997 CS29
- Luu, J., Jewitt, D., Trujillo, C., Chen, J., Brown, W. R., Hergenrother, C. W., Spahr, T. B., Offutt, W., & Marsden, B. G. 1997, Minor Planet Electronic Circulars 1997 CS29
© 2005 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 9 October 2005.
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