(88710) 2001 SL9 explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. FFC2E0
Discovery Ref:[1] [2]
Discoverer:NEAT
Discovered:18 September 2001
Discovery Site:Palomar Obs.
Epoch:13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Observation Arc:22318 days (61.10 yr)
Uncertainty:0
Aphelion:1.348abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Perihelion:0.77471AU
Semimajor:1.0613AU
Eccentricity:0.27006
Period:1.09 yr (399.37 d)
Inclination:21.900°
Asc Node:202.86°
Mean Motion: / day
Mean Anomaly:239.06°
Arg Peri:329.30°
Moid:0.197987AU
Jupiter Moid:3.64009AU
Satellites:1
Mean Diameter:1km (01miles)[3]
Mass:109 mt
Density:1.8 g/cm3
Surface Grav:0.02565 mm/s2[4]
Escape Velocity:0.05116 mm/s
Rotation:2.4004abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Sidereal Day:2.40035±0.00005 hours[5]
Albedo:0.16
Single Temperature:230-303 K (-43-30°C)
Abs Magnitude:17.6

(provisional designation ) is a sub-kilometer asteroid and binary system, classified as near-Earth object of Apollo group discovered by NEAT at Palomar Observatory on 18 September 2001. It measures approximately 960 meters in diameter, while its 2001-discovered minor-planet moon has an estimated diameter of 200 meters based on a secondary to primary size ratio of 0.28.

Near-Earth asteroid

Although is classified as a near-Earth object, it does not pose any threats. It has never, nor will it ever in the next century, come closer than 0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on from Earth or Venus. However, the asteroid would make a good target for a spacecraft flyby, as a flyby to would only require a delta-v of 5.4 km/s.[6]

Moon

has one minor-planet moon, . It was discovered from lightcurve observations made by Czech astronomer Petr Pravec and collaborators. This moon is approximately 200m (700feet) in diameter. Its semi-major axis is 1.6km (01miles) and its orbital period is 16.4 hours.

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Notes and References

  1. 88710 (2001 SL9). 2088710. 7 April 2016.
  2. Web site: (88710) 2001 SL9 . Johnston Archive . September 1, 2005 . 26 December 2013 . Johnston, Robert.
  3. Asteroids Do Have Satellites . Asteroids III . 2002 . 2002aste.book..289M.
  4. Web site: HEC: Exoplanets Calculator . University of Puerto Rico . Planetary Habitability Laboratory . 27 December 2013 . 5 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905010034/http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog/calculators . dead .
  5. Web site: IAUC 7742: 2001fd; 2001fe; 2001 SL_9 . . International Astronomical Union . November 3, 2001 . 27 December 2013 . Green, Daniel.
  6. Web site: BINARY NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS DETECTED BY RADAR . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920050748/https://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/~lance/binary.neas.2004dec14.html . dead . September 20, 2020 . . December 14, 2004 . 30 December 2013 . Benner, Lance.