2006 RJ 103

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Asteroid
2006 RJ103
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Neptune Trojan (L 4 )
Major semi-axis 30.194  AU
eccentricity 0.028
Perihelion - aphelion 29.35 AU - 31.037 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.2 °
Length of the ascending node 120.8 °
Argument of the periapsis 17.7 °
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Sidereal period 165.91 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 85-190 km
Absolute brightness 7.5 likes
history
Explorer Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Date of discovery 2006
Another name MPO157446
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.

2006 RJ103 is a Neptune Trojan that was discovered in 2006 as part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey using the 2.5 m telescope at the Apache Point Observatory . It was the fifth such body to be discovered. It has the same orbital period as Neptune and circles on the Lagrangian point L 4 , 60 ° before Neptune.

With a magnitude of 7.5, it has a diameter of 85 to 190 km.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Absolute magnitude (H) . Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ Minor Planet Electronic Circular 2006-V65. Issued 2006 Nov. 15, 16:49 UT. (Accessed April 5, 2011)
  3. ↑ List Of Neptune Trojans . Minor Planet Center. Retrieved May 8, 2008.
  4. ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser . Retrieved May 8, 2008

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