Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(3336) Grygar

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 19 October 2024

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 2.32428989177 AU
orbital period P: 3.5435914284 yr
(= 1294.29676922 d)
eccentricity e: 0.18659743749
perihelion distance q: 1.890583354 AU
aphelion distance Q: 2.75799642955 AU
inclination i: 0.858466577°
argument of perihelion ω: 123.98120654°
ascending node Ω: 242.5994535°
mean anomaly M: 1.16033023°
perihelion passage TP: 2024 Oct 12.8283009
Epoch: 2024 Oct 17
data arc: 1971-2024 (4281 obs.)
Earth MOID: 0.888698 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.552


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 6.2 km [*E]
separation/primary radius as/rp:3.5 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.011 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 0.64521 ± 0.00017 d [B24s]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 14.62 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 3.56 ± 0.06 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.252 ± 0.04 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (2 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 550 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 3.48 ± 0.06 km [*D]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.10662378397767, ? [*E]
rotation period RPp: 2.81491 ± 0.0001 h [B24s]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: 0.11 [B24s]
amplitude in mag., mutual events ΔM:0.075 ±0.025 [B24s]
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: >0.76 km [*D]
diameter ratio ds/dp: >0.22 [B24s]
component mag. difference ΔM: <3.3 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (3336) Grygar --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1971 Oct 26 from Bergedorf, Germany by L. Kohoutek. Alternate designation(s): 1971 UX, 1978 SR7. Permanent number assigned 1985 Dec27.

Named 1996 Jan 05 for Jiri Grygar (1936-) [MPC026424].

Companion discovered 2024 Sep 02 by V. Benishek, P. Pravec, and R. Durkee using lightcurve observations from Sopot Observatory, Serbia; Shed of Science South Observatory, Pontotoc, Texas, USA. Announced 2024 Oct 19 [B24s].

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