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(613490) 2006 RJ103 facts for kids
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Sloan Digital Sky Srvy. |
| Discovery site | Apache Point Obs. |
| Discovery date | 12 September 2006 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2006 RJ103 |
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| Orbital characteristics | |
| 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° | |
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Mean motion
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0° 0m 21.6s / day |
| Inclination | 8.1641° |
| 120.86° | |
| 33.563° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
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| 22.0 | |
| 7.5 | |
(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. 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.
Orbit and classification
Neptune 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.
Physical characteristics
The discoverers estimate that 2006 RJ103 has a mean-diameter of 180 kilometers based on a magnitude of 22.0. 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.
Numbering and naming
Due to its orbital uncertainty, this minor planet has not been numbered and its official discoverers have not been determined. 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.
See also
In Spanish: 2006 RJ103 para niños