Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(761) Brendelia

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 21 August 2024

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 2.86277336617 AU
orbital period P: 4.8438273428 yr
(= 1769.20793697 d)
eccentricity e: 0.06187914066
perihelion distance q: 2.6856274104 AU
aphelion distance Q: 3.039919322 AU
inclination i: 2.154927914°
argument of perihelion ω: 298.509109°
ascending node Ω: 23.708636°
mean anomaly M: 4.80566712°
perihelion passage TP: 2024 Sep 23.3827100
Epoch: 2024 Oct 17
data arc: 1904-2024 (8496 obs.)
Earth MOID: 1.67388 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.297


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 72 km [*E]
separation/primary radius as/rp:9.9 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.019 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 2.3783 ± 0.0007 d [C24a]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 10.89 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 20.76 ± 0.3 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.156 ± 0.021 [M19a]
color index U-B: 0.412 ± 0.034 [T95a]
color index B-V: 0.758 ± 0.023 [T95a]
color index J-H:0.252 ± 0.066 [S10b]
taxonomic type: S (SMASSII) [LMP]
SC (Tholen) [JPL]
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 3900 km [*D]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 14.7 km [*D]
rotation period RPp: 57.079 ± 0.016 h [C24a]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: 0.7 ± 0.1 [C24a]
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: 14.7 km [*D]
diameter ratio ds/dp: 1.0 [C24a]
component mag. difference ΔM: 0.0 [*D]
rotation period RPs: 57.079 ± 0.016 h [C24a]

-- (761) Brendelia --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1913 Sep 08 from Heidelberg, Germany by F. Kaiser. Alternate designation(s): A904 VE, A913 RE, 1940 EM, 1966 QF. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1904 Nov 15. Permanent number assigned 1914 Oct 14.

Named - [AN05160].

Companion discovered 2024 Jul 24 by M. Colazo, C. Colazo, V. Amelotti, R. Melia, N. Suarez, F. Santos, B. Monteleone, G. Ciancia, A. Wilberger, M. Morales, and M. Anzola using lightcurve observations from Alta Gracia, Argentina; Carlos Paz, Argentina; Pilar, Argentina; Piconcillo, Spain; Reggio Calabria, Italy; Santa Rosa de La Pampa, Argentina; Mallorca, Spain; Cordoba, Argentina. Announced 2024 Aug 21 [C24a].

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