(342842) 2008 YB3
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Asteroid (342842) 2008 YB 3 |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | centaur |
| Major semi-axis | 11.63 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.44 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 6.513 AU - 16.747 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 105 ° |
| Sidereal period | 39.64 years |
| Mean orbital velocity | 8.29 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 9.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Siding Spring Survey |
| Date of discovery | December 18, 2008 |
| Another name | 2008 YB 3 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(342842) 2008 YB 3 is a planetoid that was discovered on December 18, 2008 as part of the Siding Spring Survey project and belongs to the group of centaurs . The asteroid orbit the sun in a moderately eccentric orbit in almost 40 years . The orbital eccentricity of its orbit is 0.44, whereby it is inclined 105 ° to the ecliptic , so that it has a retrograde orbit.
It is believed that the great retrograde centaur (342842) 2008 YB 3 as well as the two centaurs (468861) 2013 LU 28 and 2011 MM 4 are visitors from the Oort cloud .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, Raul de la Fuente Marcos .: Large retrograde Centaurs: visitors from the Oort cloud ?. In: Astrophysics and Space Science. No. 352/2 , 2014, p. 409-419 , arxiv : 1406.1450 .