(613490) 2006 RJ103 is a Neptune trojan, first observed by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Collaboration at Apache Point Observatory, New Mexico, on 12 September 2006.[2] It was the fifth and largest such body discovered, approximately 180 kilometers in diameter. As of 2016[update], it is 30.3 AU from Neptune.
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Sloan Digital Sky Srvy. |
| Discovery site | Apache Point Obs. |
| Discovery date | 12 September 2006 |
| Designations | |
| 2006 RJ103 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
| Observation arc | 14.15 yr (5,169 days) |
| Aphelion | 30.862 AU |
| Perihelion | 28.988 AU |
| 29.925 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0313 |
| 163.70 yr (59,793 days) | |
| 251.55° | |
| 0° 0m 21.6s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.1641° |
| 120.86° | |
| 33.563° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | |
| 22.0[5] | |
| 7.5[1] | |
Orbit and classification
editNeptune trojans are resonant trans-Neptunian objects in a 1:1 mean-motion orbital resonance with Neptune. These trojans have a semi-major axis and an orbital period very similar to Neptune's (30.10 AU; 164.8 years).
2006 RJ103 belongs to the leading L4 group, which follow 60° ahead Neptune's orbit. It orbits the Sun with a semi-major axis 29.925 AU of at a distance of 29.0–30.9 AU once every 163 years and 8 months (59,793 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.03 and an inclination of 8° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
Physical characteristics
editThe discoverers estimate that 2006 RJ103 has a mean-diameter of 180 kilometers based on a magnitude of 22.0.[5] Based on a generic magnitude-to-diameter conversion, it measures approximately 130 kilometers in diameter using an absolute magnitude of 7.5 with an assumed albedo of 0.10.[4]
Numbering and naming
editDue to its orbital uncertainty, this minor planet has not been numbered and its official discoverers have not been determined.[1][2] If named, it will follow the naming scheme already established with 385571 Otrera, which is to name these objects after figures related to the Amazons, an all-female warrior tribe that fought in the Trojan War on the side of the Trojans against the Greek.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2006 RJ103)" (2016-02-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "2006 RJ103". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "List of Neptune Trojans". Minor Planet Center. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Asteroid Size Estimator". CNEOS/JPL. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Lakdawalla, Emily (13 August 2010). "2008 LC15, the first Trojan asteroid discovered in Neptune's L5 point". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Ticha, J.; et al. (10 April 2018). "DIVISION F / Working Group for Small Body Nomenclature Working Group for Small Body Nomenclature. THE TRIENNIAL REPORT (2015 Sept 1 – 2018 Feb 15)" (PDF). IAU. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
External links
edit- AstDys-2 about 2006 RJ103
- (613490) 2006 RJ103 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- (613490) 2006 RJ103 at the JPL Small-Body Database