Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(31736) 1999 JR73

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 5 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: 2.9994605093 AU
orbital period P: 5.194848959 yr
(= 1897.4185823 d)
eccentricity e: 0.1118431495
perihelion distance q: 2.6639913992 AU
aphelion distance Q: 3.3349296195 AU
inclination i: 10.242894°
argument of perihelion ω: 161.97007715°
ascending node Ω: 188.40997404°
mean anomaly M: 251.2697618°
perihelion passage TP: 2026 Nov 29.074374
Epoch: 2025 May 05
data arc: 1994-2025 (2462 obs.)
Earth MOID: 1.66061 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.22


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 12 km (separation) [W25a]
separation/primary radius as/rp:6.1 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.014 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 1.6 d [*E]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 14.28 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 5.06 ± 0.31 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.19 ± 0.031 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type:
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.7 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 840 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 3.9 km [*D]
dimensions :6.0 x 2.6 km [W25a]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:2.3, ? [*D]
rotation period RPp: ?
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: ?
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: >1.5 km [W25a]
diameter ratio ds/dp: >0.38 [*D]
component mag. difference ΔM: <2.1 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (31736) 1999 JR73 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1999 May 12 from Socorro, New Mexico, USA by LINEAR Program. Alternate designation(s): 2000 OJ37. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1994 Jun 13. Permanent number assigned 2001 Nov 30.

Companion discovered 2025 Apr 22 by D. Smith, C. Weber, D. Herald, D. Gault, et al. using stellar occultation observations from Gergal, Spain. Announced 2025 May 01 [W25a].

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