Information on Toutatis and asteroids near the 3:1 resonance with Jupiter


last updated 28 June 2003
by Wm. Robert Johnston

My paper "Investigation of evolution of orbits similar to that of (4179) Toutatis" cites some data on asteroids. This page provides updates to that information. When that paper was completed (May 1994) there were 5,165 numbered asteroids. Data on asteroids below is an update through 16 Oct 2001 when there were 30,716 numbered asteroids. Unnumbered asteroids observed at more than one opposition numbered 53,996 on this date. These numbers have since increased (as of 12 June 2003) to 65,559 numbered asteroids and 154,461 asteroids with provisional designations (these figures do not include centaurs and TNOs).

An aside: table 5 of the report mentions (5065) 1990 FP1 as one of several asteroids with orbits similar to that of the object in test 8. Coincidentally, this asteroid was subsequently named (5065) Johnstone.

Toutatis

Orbital elements for (4179) Toutatis:

a2.5100627 AU
e0.634311043
i0.4695611°
w128.2464709°
OMEGA274.7775433°
M36.7066027°
epochJD 2452000.5 = 1 APR 2001

In 1995 R. Scott Hudson and Steven J. Ostro published the results of their analysis of radar studies of Toutatis conducted during the 8 Dec 1992 close approach. They produced a doubled-lobed shape model with dimensions of 4.6 km by 2.3 km by 1.9 km, or a volume of 7.7 km3. (See Hudson and Ostro, 1995, "Shape and non-principal axis spin state of Asteroid 4179 Toutatis," Science (270:84-86).)

R. Scott Hudson, Steven J. Ostro, and D. J. Scheeres published improved results in 2003, incorporated additional radar data from the 29 Nov 1996 close approach. They identify a number of possible craters up to 750 meters in diameter. (See Hudson, Ostro, and Scheeres, 2003, "High-resolution model of Asteroid 4179 Toutatis," Icarus (161:346-355).)

Additional close approaches occurred on 29 Nov 1996 and 31 Oct 2000. Toutatis will pass the Earth on 29 Sep 2004 at "only" 1,550,000 km, about four times the Earth-Moon distance--the closest predicted pass by a near-Earth asteroid for the next few decades. Additional passes will occur on 9 Nov 2008 and 12 Dec 2012.

Asteroids near the 3:1 resonance with Jupiter

The 3:1 resonance with Jupiter corresponds to a semimajor axis of 2.50151 AU. The 1:4 resonance with the Earth corresponds to a semimajor axis of 2.51984 AU.

Asteroids near the 3:1 resonance with eccentricity over 0.30 (bold indicates those listed in the 1994 report):

Number Name a (AU) e i (°)
887 Alinda 2.48422 0.56356 9.310
1429 Pemba 2.55185 0.33858 7.743
1550 Tito 2.54673 0.30984 8.845
1607 Mavis 2.54783 0.30741 8.583
1915 Quetzalcoatl 2.54207 0.57170 20.413
2608 Seneca 2.5035 0.57620 14.995
3360 1981VA 2.46803 0.74295 21.703
3628 Boznemcova 2.53691 0.30052 6.893
3806 Tremaine 2.54058 0.31301 10.043
4179 Toutatis 2.51005 0.63423 0.470
5847 Wakiya 2.54442 0.30086 6.586
5864 Montgolfier 2.55866 0.32007 8.241
6318 Cronkite 2.51002 0.46522 25.957
6322 1991CQ 2.51628 0.47349 28.202
6489 Golevka 2.50768 0.60382 2.279
6491 1991OA 2.50959 0.58946 5.701
7092 Cadmus 2.52493 0.70202 17.825
7345 Happer 2.45047 0.32467 3.680
7568 1988VJ2 2.52739 0.33216 5.283
7569 1989BK 2.54950 0.30348 8.742
7638 Gladman 2.53634 0.31606 6.841
8201 1994AH2 2.53362 0.70851 9.580
8709 Kadlu 2.53497 0.48432 3.500
9047 1991QF 2.52479 0.31661 16.917
10685 1980VO 2.55145 0.32121 9.927
12374 1994JG9 2.55032 0.30750 8.984
12733 1991TV1 2.54242 0.30904 8.406
13107 1993FE59 2.53468 0.30995 10.419
13551 1992FL1 2.52746 0.42198 5.287
14853 1989SX 2.55773 0.30140 6.684
16463 1990EK 2.54009 0.30223 7.403
16588 1992ST 2.55442 0.39271 8.173
17204 2000AR75 2.55117 0.3322 5.021
19336 1997AF 2.55354 0.31039 7.520
19356 1997GH3 2.49350 0.56802 2.990
22787 1999JL81 2.55193 0.33963 10.577
23493 1991SO 2.55216 0.33096 7.750
23562 1994TR1 2.55772 0.30429 12.097
26342 1998XM52 2.5591 0.30191 16.804
1979QQ2 2.55184 0.34343 7.751
1988TV2 2.55868 0.3602 4.310
1988VW2 2.53854 0.30477 2.330
1990SV 2.54058 0.30258 4.475
1992DC 2.48225 0.45806 10.342
1992PY3 2.54464 0.30016 4.861
1993FE76 2.54718 0.31395 3.734
1994RE11 2.53125 0.36751 14.330
1994VG3 2.55193 0.32160 8.357
1996AX1 2.46006 0.43146 10.668
1996PU9 2.54919 0.30632 3.922
1996VU6 2.55366 0.30802 7.711
1996XA26 2.55979 0.31716 13.148
1997HS1 2.55714 0.34655 1.053
1997TW1 2.54376 0.32129 12.001
1997YT4 2.47620 0.30104 8.029
1998MK30 2.46850 0.43381 5.411
1998MU24 2.55748 0.31672 17.408
1998SQ2 2.53362 0.32003 16.745
1999CP 2.55589 0.34822 23.299
1999JV34 2.46782 0.30777 14.340
1999SO2 2.55361 0.36726 21.889
1999TC15 2.48950 0.35173 4.020
1999TX217 2.52988 0.30850 8.080
1999TY1 2.54631 0.31516 15.211
1999XR145 2.55923 0.31528 4.794
1999XT118 2.55883 0.31074 6.901
2000AC27 2.55032 0.31507 3.658
2000AU93 2.55543 0.30110 6.443
2000CF47 2.53036 0.31165 10.127
2000CG59 2.47815 0.48801 4.180
2000EG94 2.55250 0.30963 12.846
2000ES20 2.45333 0.33856 22.718
2000GZ80 2.51227 0.30927 3.538
2000LK16 2.55335 0.32895 11.676
2000NC 2.52995 0.31030 9.661
2000PB9 2.54670 0.30125 12.719
2000PR15 2.55679 0.30247 2.858
2000QG169 2.53821 0.33036 4.308
2000QO101 2.55725 0.30357 5.338
2000QQ22 2.55702 0.30607 1.519
2000QT117 2.54650 0.31740 6.968
2000RL77 2.55562 0.53334 30.433
2000SF339 2.5491 0.31795 15.518
2000SP12 2.47006 0.30242 4.227
2000SS123 2.55760 0.30155 4.646
2000TN29 2.54047 0.36455 25.176
2000UU26 2.45445 0.31033 9.700
2000WF28 2.54534 0.30667 27.701
2000WM136 2.46935 0.31045 6.280
2000XE6 2.55775 0.33486 4.411
2000YN29 2.53208 0.67216 5.443
2001BQ68 2.53644 0.30804 10.327
2001CA7 2.54938 0.30446 10.927
2001DD77 2.55104 0.33950 28.540
2001FA147 2.54908 0.34288 6.422
2001KS62 2.45889 0.34018 11.166
2001LQ8 2.55923 0.32444 4.469
2001MG1 2.50962 0.64003 28.397
2001MN12 2.54561 0.33279 8.143
2001OM81 2.47063 0.36540 8.719
2001OP69 2.54443 0.31061 5.336
2001OU69 2.54732 0.30055 2.294
2001QK142 2.49029 0.53215 5.757
2001QK150 2.45678 0.36751 7.062
2001QO241 2.53577 0.31710 18.413
2001QP 2.55753 0.44729 25.861
2001SE21 2.54601 0.31301 14.406
4204T-3 2.52204 0.34568 7.577
6052P-L 2.55767 0.31086 4.610

Asteroids near the 3:1 resonance with low eccentricity (i.e. orbits similar to that of the object in test 8):

Number Name a (AU) e i (°)
619Triberga
1722Goffin 2.513760.049135.467
2687Tortali 2.518340.1236810.090
3218Delphine 2.519450.218422.704
4002Shinagawa 2.515710.0291014.677
4006Sandler 2.515300.182972.381
5065Johnstone 2.514060.046626.555
6195Nukariya 2.512750.114533.368
6488Drebach 2.491130.0933511.819
7256Bonhoeffer 2.493580.117954.088
93031986QH3 2.516230.098626.102
9397Lombardi 2.519660.150033.161
10634Pepibican 2.490860.015624.896
111391996YF2 2.519570.226224.717
116541997CD20 2.516730.183065.102
122011981ED12 2.508930.0801511.418
122081981EF35 2.513200.076453.442
125061998FR108 2.490780.038606.122
136021994PB36 2.518490.082151.060
142141999RP86 2.513150.199423.183
142191999VY77 2.519510.057646.195
143581988BY3 2.516560.109706.989
149301994WL3 2.516810.150114.303
156654094T-3 2.515420.072574.951
157391991ER 2.514260.080378.024
158621996HJ15 2.519660.038381.114
159261997VP6 2.515680.170181.044
161411999XT127 2.515430.123758.700
163432326T-3 2.518220.043412.289
170891999JU19 2.519020.141005.900
170991999JE37 2.518580.190164.358
176601996VP6 2.516520.194734.971
177651998EZ2 2.518270.165656.347
180251999KF5 2.516090.176153.991
182012733P-L 2.519420.123942.878
182164917P-L 2.516660.068632.206
182257069P-L 2.514120.1311011.523
187861999JS53 2.519490.131354.749
193941998DA34 2.490890.029875.174
194011998ES11 2.518070.078984.204
195021998KB51 2.516080.107978.507
202271997WS35 2.516320.078026.779
20254Upice 2.509700.132103.994
203351998HK57 2.510610.024622.842
203431998HC100 2.513970.089764.423
205501999RX110 2.519900.071925.802
216771999RO23 2.519520.139213.621
218241999TD75 2.519590.099732.774
219771999XW2 2.515230.0711110.737
228361999RH89 2.513700.054961.076
228471999RO121 2.515750.114532.331
230171999VQ190 2.517590.136303.450
231222000AU52 2.491990.048503.396
240681999TR156 2.515180.135923.699
241111999VY22 2.515940.197152.319
241531999VE188 2.518890.085133.361
246041973SP4 2.491010.178968.800
249321997GW22 2.519630.097503.025
251201998RN73 2.517930.181432.691
256462000AL74 2.490350.071667.210
259032000YC116 2.517150.111273.492
263551998YL8 2.518810.2518612.175
263601998YL13 2.519650.1702212.415
266892001FD56 2.519290.019104.518
269081996GK 2.511140.070941.720
272932000AX136 2.492320.035637.322
274052000EX112 2.500550.136102.072
274392000FW38 2.515990.083423.601
274782000GB86 2.518990.021144.955
277981993FJ19 2.515620.1200313.159
282441999AL31 2.517010.111515.840
282731999CD21 2.515000.137551.991
282931999CN57 2.496530.012591.392
285922000EP131 2.515280.152262.292
285962000EK137 2.512340.0202414.119
287052000GW91 2.514170.116027.203
287512000GT167 2.519930.114211.755
288092000HY102 2.512880.102087.211
288292000JO30 2.511710.179893.863
290483069T-2 2.517670.043048.466
295011997WQ32 2.509460.159564.913
298841999GF31 2.514580.114286.344
302512000HR22 2.519870.083961.928
302802000HS56 2.511250.093533.568
303752000JD63 2.518380.161963.320
1978VW9 2.518090.161772.832
1981EA19 2.518640.157992.607
1981EL23 2.517480.121473.440
1981EN22 2.514190.060744.412
1981EN3 2.490780.1966912.299
1981ER16 2.513690.0959811.833
1981ER47 2.514840.175112.481
1981EU3 2.509900.117109.368
1982UE12 2.517780.020799.792
1990ER2 2.494740.080834.528
1990SH5 2.518090.164719.503
1991TT6 2.519810.093044.152
1992DP7 2.517740.052163.495
1992PC2 2.519000.094537.276
1992RQ7 2.516070.117693.133
1993FC45 2.517200.096623.041
1993FL10 2.519880.0876712.942
1993KG1 2.515140.174679.173
1993PH 2.516160.1434717.181
1994PK17 2.515980.186874.408
1994PP12 2.519150.046171.984
1994TA12 2.497930.196779.619
1995DF8 2.518870.133223.236
1995SU15 2.510950.102460.742
1995SX23 2.509250.043593.343
1995UG6 2.519820.167522.725
1995VN9 2.513140.096461.535
1995WB18 2.518080.220685.618
1996NY3 2.512890.065649.734
1996TB19 2.514950.176242.418
1996VP9 2.490380.199858.031
1997AH1 2.511320.146318.206
1997CO2 2.494890.229464.450
1997EM41 2.517660.1105511.089
1997GF31 2.494640.031767.344
1997GR20 2.518250.144581.168
1997NY6 2.512610.1195712.642
1997TW13 2.511750.098159.758
1997TX16 2.514560.0299711.227
1997VF8 2.503000.277822.429
1998FL48 2.517300.037623.291
1998FM72 2.514420.101352.765
1998FO31 2.517690.100683.167
1998FY72 2.518180.073211.067
1998GA1 2.518240.082292.690
1998HL94 2.513320.085030.821
1998HQ35 2.512780.1122112.426
1998KB38 2.496930.121863.767
1998KT22 2.517320.0968810.636
1998MD 2.519260.284965.623
1998MP24 2.515610.173592.195
1998QB41 2.513560.139873.806
1998QC77 2.519030.0920017.435
1998QP110 2.515930.206972.596
1998QP67 2.515990.2093411.040
1998QS105 2.519370.137285.739
1998RH65 2.519020.170741.096
1998RM72 2.512370.061642.229
1998RW74 2.516050.196291.518
1998SL45 2.508460.057015.741
1998SN125 2.508890.061946.627
1998SR 2.519210.124852.668
1998SW107 2.512700.111511.831
1998SX132 2.518740.027033.114
1998UL44 2.519830.242732.929
1998VU9 2.518640.084882.586
1998WD29 2.515240.028990.336
1998WK1 2.519890.1437115.137
1998XS33 2.517440.176522.652
1999AE8 2.513000.0356511.527
1999AZ13 2.512760.068671.008
1999CA17 2.519610.135925.505
1999CJ80 2.511800.053846.624
1999CK106 2.512830.1743911.401
1999EP1 2.515870.154370.813
1999JD46 2.513250.128384.389
1999JM 2.490270.0910413.075
1999JN48 2.490640.185927.806
1999JO45 2.516110.083966.468
1999JP40 2.512470.1268310.750
1999JT62 2.511800.1443314.054
1999JW53 2.492940.076778.252
1999LJ 2.495340.128276.244
1999NA48 2.503410.2085012.682
1999NT52 2.512340.1182211.675
1999NT54 2.519680.1128515.289
1999RD71 2.515580.052492.824
1999RM186 2.515520.061373.957
1999RP41 2.498580.282171.849
1999RR89 2.517760.176434.771
1999RS180 2.516400.136464.108
1999RW212 2.518400.1024612.319
1999RX174 2.515590.113793.322
1999RX200 2.507780.0550910.435
1999RY176 2.515870.083164.132
1999TD147 2.509880.026704.249
1999TD236 2.519970.034607.356
1999TE152 2.515340.040834.056
1999TH315 2.517410.080192.352
1999TL10 2.519730.112590.584
1999TO216 2.519670.113972.241
1999TP80 2.519020.136662.554
1999TQ151 2.512700.1937913.932
1999TU228 2.517300.190594.094
1999TV137 2.511050.070512.062
1999TW180 2.518970.169553.604
1999TX120 2.516600.173112.195
1999TZ152 2.517590.154332.726
1999UV11 2.490220.049811.424
1999VB 2.517340.174194.605
1999VB22 2.491900.055350.825
1999VH159 2.514070.097013.641
1999VJ27 2.518940.207533.669
1999VK71 2.519830.068024.586
1999VM179 2.512240.0596610.102
1999VN146 2.494460.079126.485
1999VO5 2.515940.090343.773
1999VO80 2.517660.037494.768
1999VP12 2.518580.140853.521
1999VP204 2.516910.133411.778
1999VT56 2.519240.182611.012
1999VU108 2.490740.137713.241
1999VV167 2.519480.112522.101
1999VY6 2.514610.2077613.631
1999WZ9 2.514460.148273.196
1999XC98 2.518580.152424.106
1999XD109 2.517160.079422.815
1999XJ23 2.517900.1423711.770
1999XK158 2.517470.101057.544
1999XN160 2.513280.090383.413
1999XN177 2.515940.096704.815
1999XP85 2.519730.170801.434
1999XR91 2.516780.1062711.408
1999XT36 2.516070.117098.229
1999XY109 2.517870.098433.251
1999XY213 2.490970.0417715.371
1999XY23 2.513300.072477.980
1999YJ7 2.514490.178435.256
2000AD180 2.512380.1071210.254
2000AE97 2.517160.153394.471
2000AQ7 2.515430.092776.798
2000AS139 2.509300.037796.734
2000AW51 2.518110.171848.092
2000AX55 2.517010.213151.731
2000AY100 2.513730.064328.565
2000BT5 2.518650.2399313.143
2000CG37 2.519320.113217.255
2000CG65 2.517470.106562.224
2000CH54 2.515930.062205.893
2000CM52 2.513930.063712.415
2000DB88 2.514460.038442.643
2000DK78 2.519150.104083.119
2000DP72 2.516150.106391.033
2000DY67 2.514950.111682.078
2000EC79 2.519880.031646.392
2000EF196 2.512070.101671.510
2000EP52 2.508960.093111.395
2000ET11 2.510620.0427313.354
2000EU41 2.517970.067293.387
2000EY16 2.518380.1270611.410
2000FJ41 2.518560.138924.095
2000FR42 2.517450.050727.192
2000FX61 2.511400.046675.241
2000FZ4 2.519030.125690.934
2000GA65 2.510730.164213.911
2000GC119 2.516840.194075.895
2000GD73 2.518820.174431.008
2000GG123 2.508820.154912.598
2000GG142 2.516810.1724512.402
2000GM41 2.514130.033115.059
2000GO64 2.512920.1247715.024
2000GR109 2.515300.1595312.705
2000GT21 2.517560.149261.608
2000GY158 2.514870.183503.602
2000HF82 2.514030.126143.786
2000HG59 2.509070.050092.963
2000HJ14 2.518080.168893.547
2000HK33 2.517670.150511.186
2000HM42 2.491210.038313.656
2000HN54 2.514830.158188.211
2000HO59 2.514900.0990313.018
2000HO62 2.517870.085163.448
2000HO94 2.518140.170801.992
2000HT50 2.517680.067203.840
2000HV3 2.518630.118803.813
2000HW30 2.517310.1060013.539
2000JD62 2.516170.088153.136
2000JE19 2.519440.2242316.783
2000JL85 2.491640.122377.592
2000JW10 2.517530.107423.450
2000JY39 2.515010.041870.306
2000KC77 2.513740.099924.353
2000KD24 2.514500.0419314.319
2000LV14 2.491410.152718.324
2000NM16 2.519140.1823812.347
2000NT2 2.515350.120293.191
2000OM25 2.510400.115018.056
2000QF126 2.490440.134807.063
2000QF31 2.493020.125304.171
2000QJ125 2.511400.139695.829
2000QK16 2.517780.173651.501
2000QK19 2.517270.196211.491
2000QP14 2.516380.118852.444
2000QT3 2.513310.156602.291
2000QX27 2.512130.122392.835
2000QZ124 2.514140.112152.558
2000QZ6 2.494850.2189115.535
2000RB21 2.519910.169634.138
2000RG69 2.513830.132021.655
2000RH10 2.515180.190824.707
2000RJ73 2.514720.158912.816
2000RM68 2.519840.163176.766
2000RQ52 2.515880.204883.179
2000SA19 2.515450.006203.909
2000SA52 2.513020.133393.809
2000SB153 2.519410.160170.624
2000SD175 2.518100.224206.533
2000SF30 2.517860.224867.246
2000SH226 2.518670.234286.902
2000SJ155 2.513780.173444.821
2000SK336 2.518930.092824.412
2000SM67 2.517050.072852.675
2000SN100 2.515490.1186012.567
2000SP136 2.508290.087859.200
2000SS153 2.518270.148681.514
2000ST176 2.511570.098779.765
2000SU71 2.519770.080981.737
2000UA37 2.515060.084802.092
2000UB50 2.517120.248866.242
2000UB6 2.517260.195363.336
2000UN58 2.519880.117393.312
2000UU5 2.509560.146792.908
2000VC3 2.509800.129020.896
2000VE35 2.517960.1703713.761
2000WF100 2.517220.126831.996
2000WG54 2.518170.097512.249
2000WJ76 2.512290.149762.330
2000WO13 2.518550.1600913.937
2000WS171 2.518430.2061912.169
2000XQ27 2.516660.0860612.865
2000YK78 2.511570.124501.223
2000YL43 2.517200.070814.805
2000YX10 2.514410.1287210.660
2000YX33 2.518770.1135912.474
2001AJ41 2.514130.153191.423
2001AM50 2.518390.111803.641
2001AP18 2.514970.0894311.974
2001BO9 2.511690.165384.728
2001BT44 2.509950.083196.438
2001BX68 2.491120.120963.420
2001BY61 2.512810.0898012.035
2001CE19 2.518520.118573.497
2001DQ14 2.518220.163532.899
2001DV41 2.518880.172633.457
2001EM19 2.519360.1236412.920
2001FC17 2.519370.096502.122
2001FH69 2.516840.076094.177
2001FZ129 2.519650.1684813.321
2001HJ65 2.518450.0481313.337
2001HS54 2.512510.080854.651
2001KC30 2.518490.162673.071
2001KY13 2.510540.040243.013
2001LJ1 2.518950.2368111.165
2001NC17 2.514480.044412.912
2001NU11 2.519860.058642.121
2001NW12 2.519590.073012.398
2001NY18 2.519590.0872711.414
2001OE100 2.519870.138941.905
2001ON69 2.514770.1902412.305
2001OO86 2.517480.049466.280
2001OX36 2.515380.107814.951
2001PC21 2.518980.035251.966
2001PD16 2.515380.037805.185
2001PO58 2.517340.079228.357
2001QA27 2.518280.118101.985
2001QB188 2.510530.136299.806
2001QB33 2.513480.142852.449
2001QQ1 2.514780.106483.624
2001QS280 2.515190.114516.524
2001QS6 2.516150.104028.035
2001QV118 2.516570.1748712.575
2132P-L 2.518600.0796613.262
2219T-3 2.514160.054612.793
2259T-2 2.517520.133530.256
2599P-L 2.518710.130207.031
2700P-L 2.511890.077243.000
2791P-L 2.516500.1901312.391
3068T-3 2.515240.195364.833
4280P-L 2.516600.102552.274
5052T-3 2.492140.210818.622
6127P-L 2.517150.1795710.006
6865P-L 2.519230.1410515.518

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