2000 CO101

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 24 October 2009

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: 1.076215340 AU
orbital period P: 1.12 y (=407.799974 d)
eccentricity e: 0.09017710
perihelion distance q: 0.97916536 AU
aphelion distance Q: 1.173265322 AU
inclination i: 15.321564°
argument of perihelion omega: 64.83419°
ascending node OMEGA: 353.107115°
mean anomaly M: 39.36022°
perihelion passage TP: 2009-11-20.41362
Epoch: 04 JAN 2010
data arc: 2000-2009 (359 obs.)

orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis a: ?
semimajor axis/primary radius a/Rp: ?
orbital period P: ?
eccentricity e: ?

other data, primary:
diameter: ( km?)
absolute magnitude H: 18.951 ± 1.183 [JPL]
rotation period: ?
amplitude delta M: ?
color index B-V: ?
color index V-R: ?
color index R-I: ?
slope parameter G: (0.15) assumed
geometric albedo: (0.09) assumed
mass: ?
density: ?
type: Xk [JPL]

other data, secondary:
diameter: ?
diameter ratio Ds/Dp: ?
component magnitude difference: ?
rotation period: ?

--2000 CO101--discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 2000.

Companion announced 2 October 2009.

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© 2009 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 24 October 2009.
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