Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(11361) Orbinskij

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 7 May 2025

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 2.44324659898 AU
orbital period P: 3.8190835244 yr
(= 1394.92025729 d)
eccentricity e: 0.18844506768
perihelion distance q: 1.9828288283 AU
aphelion distance Q: 2.90366436968 AU
inclination i: 6.0895005°
argument of perihelion ω: 191.46751062°
ascending node Ω: 39.17907444°
mean anomaly M: 336.90124357°
perihelion passage TP: 2025 Aug 02.5025646
Epoch: 2025 May 05
data arc: 1983-2025 (5489 obs.)
Earth MOID: 0.973202 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.468


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 7.5 km [*E]
separation/primary radius as/rp:3.5 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.011 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 0.6941 ± 0.0002 d [B25i]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 14.07 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 4.48 ± 0.1 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.32 ± 0.029 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
color index J-H:0.259 ± 0.102 [S10b]
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 670 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 4.34 ± 0.10 km [*D]
dimensions :~4.7 x ~4.0 km [*E]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.2, ? [*E]
rotation period RPp: 2.9497 ± 0.0001 h [B25i]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: 0.19 [B25i]
amplitude in mag., mutual events ΔM:0.07 [B25i]
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: >1.13 km [*D]
diameter ratio ds/dp: >0.26 [B25i]
component mag. difference ΔM: 2.9 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (11361) Orbinskij --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1998 Feb 28 from Geisei, Shizuoka, Japan by T. Seki. Alternate designation(s): 1998 DD36, 1983 HA1, 1987 HU2, 1992 UB8. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1983 Apr 09. Permanent number assigned 1999 Aug 31.

Named 2010 Jan 30 for Artemij Robertovitch Orbinskij (1862-1927) [MPC068446].

Companion discovered 2025 Mar 05 by V. Benishek, P. Pravec, and R. Durkee using lightcurve observations from Sopot Observatory, Serbia; Shed of Science South Observatory, Pontotoc, Texas, USA. Announced 2025 May 06 [B25i].

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