2007 DT103

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 20 September 2007

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: 2.211734 AU
orbital period P: 3.29 y (=1,201.428 d)
eccentricity e: 0.5745141
perihelion distance q: 0.94106169 AU
aphelion distance Q: 3.482407 AU
inclination i: 5.419047°
argument of perihelion omega: 133.98659°
ascending node OMEGA: 137.27092°
mean anomaly M: 335.11288°
perihelion passage TP: 2007-07-02.055807
Epoch: 10 APR 2007
data arc: 169 days (625 obs.)

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

other data, primary:
diameter: (~0.5 km?)
absolute magnitude H: 19.174 ± 0.765 [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: ?
mass: ?
density: ?
type: ?

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

--2007 DT103--discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 2007.

Companion reported 3 August 2007 based on radar observations in July 2007 from Goldstone.

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© 2007 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 20 September 2007.
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