(15430) 1998 UR31 explained

Background:
  1. D6D6D6
Minorplanet:yes
Discovered:22 October 1998
Alt Names:

Epoch:13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty:0
Observation Arc:22044 days (60.35 yr)
Aphelion:2.6001abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Perihelion:1.8433AU
Semimajor:2.2217AU
Eccentricity:0.17032
Period:3.31 yr (1209.6 d)
Mean Motion: / day
Inclination:8.1801°
Asc Node:62.806°
Arg Peri:177.42°
Moid:0.829914AU
Rotation:2.52735abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:14.2

is a main-belt binary asteroid. It was discovered through the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at the Xinglong Station in the Chinese province of Hebei on October 22, 1998. A moon was discovered orbiting the asteroid in 2010. The moon has an orbital period of almost exactly a day, and is tidally locked with the asteroid.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnston . Robert . (15430) 1998 UR31 . johnstonsarchive.net . 29 May 2015.