2003 SS84

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 1 September 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]:
semimajor axis a: 1.93022462961734 AU
orbital period P: 2.6818 y (=979.5 d)
eccentricity e: 0.571584073521201
perihelion distance q: 0.826938973009707 AU
aphelion distance Q: 3.03351029 AU
inclination i: 5.50731675313323°
argument of perihelion omega: 234.261196038026°
ascending node OMEGA: 198.649954783191°
mean anomaly M: 160.854610070171°
perihelion passage TP: 2003-11-19.3356045
Epoch: 30 JAN 2005
data arc: 2003-2004 (239 obs.)

orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis a: (<=0.3 km?)
semimajor axis/primary radius a/Rp: (<5?)
orbital period P: 1 d or 0.5 d? [OOa]
eccentricity e: ?

other data, primary:
diameter: 120 m [I8220]
absolute magnitude H: 21.8 [JPL]
rotation period: ?
amplitude delta M: ?
color index B-V: ?
color index V-R: ?
color index R-I: ?
slope parameter G: (0.15) [a]
geometric albedo: (0.2-0.3?)
mass: ?
density: ?
type: ?

other data, secondary:
diameter: 60 m [I8220]
diameter ratio Ds/Dp: ?
component magnitude difference: ?
rotation period: ?

--2003 SS84--discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 20 September 2003 by the LINEAR program at Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.

Companion discovered from radar observations made 4-8 October 2003 by M.C. Nolan, A. A. Hine, E. S. Howell, L. A. M. Benner, and J. D. Giorgini from Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

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© 2002-2004, 2005 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 1 September 2005.
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