2001 FL185

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 26 November 2008

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: 44.2326446 AU
orbital period P: 294.19 y (=107,451.5 d)
eccentricity e: 0.076612
perihelion distance q: 40.8438932 AU
aphelion distance Q: 47.6213960 AU
inclination i: 3.55915°
argument of perihelion omega: 70.33438°
ascending node OMEGA: 75.63451°
mean anomaly M: 19.27044°
perihelion passage TP: 1991-07-11.23
Epoch: 10 APR 2007
data arc: 2001-2003 (13 obs.)

orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis a: (1,900 km separation?) [N07a]
semimajor axis/primary radius a/Rp: (25?)
orbital period P: (~16 d?)
eccentricity e: ?

other data, primary:
diameter: (144 km?)
absolute magnitude H: 7.0 [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: ?

other data, secondary:
diameter: (100 km?)
diameter ratio Ds/Dp: (0.69)
component magnitude difference: 0.8 ± 0.6 [N07a]
rotation period: ?

--2001 FL185--discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 26 March 2001 by M. W. Buie from Kitt Peak, Arizona, United States.

Companion reported March 2007.

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© 2007, 2008 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 26 November 2008.
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