(76146) 2000 EU16 explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
Discovered:3 March 2000
Epoch:21 January 2022 (JD 2459600.5)
Uncertainty:0
Observation Arc:22.85 yr (8,345 days)
Perihelion:2.306 AU
Semimajor:2.766 AU
Eccentricity:0.1665
Period:4.60 yr (1,680 days)
Mean Motion: / day
Inclination:8.850°
Asc Node:334.258°
Arg Peri:347.850°
Abs Magnitude:14.38

is a small asteroid discovered by LINEAR on 3 March 2000, and the only known quasi-satellite of the dwarf planet asteroid 1 Ceres. From the perspective of Ceres, its orbit traces an analemma.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/462/3/3344/2589812?related-urls=yes&legid=mnras;462/3/3344 The analemma criterion: accidental quasi-satellites are indeed true quasi-satellites