Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(2635) Huggins

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 12 March 2025

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 2.23151310773 AU
orbital period P: 3.33355300931 yr
(= 1217.58023665 d)
eccentricity e: 0.07774246609
perihelion distance q: 2.0580297756 AU
aphelion distance Q: 2.40499643983 AU
inclination i: 4.170634261°
argument of perihelion ω: 271.16589025°
ascending node Ω: 276.85984815°
mean anomaly M: 327.58082964°
perihelion passage TP: 2025 Aug 22.6470587
Epoch: 2025 May 05
data arc: 1935-2025 (10408 obs.)
Earth MOID: 1.0636 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.634


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 17 km [*E]
separation/primary radius as/rp:4.2 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.012 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 0.8158 ± 0.0004 d [B25e]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 12.94 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 8.46 ± 0.33 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.257 ± 0.016 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
color index J-H:0.486 ± 0.035 [S10b]
taxonomic type: S (SMASSII) [B02e]
mass m: ?
density ρ: (2 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 1400 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 8.08 ± 0.32 km [*D]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.1, ? [*E]
rotation period RPp: 3.1326 ± 0.0008 h [B25e]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: 0.13 [B25e]
amplitude in mag., mutual events ΔM:0.1 [B25e]
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: >2.50 km [*D]
diameter ratio ds/dp: >0.31 [B25e]
component mag. difference ΔM: <2.54 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (2635) Huggins --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1982 Feb 21 from Flagstaff, Arizona, USA by E. Bowell. Alternate designation(s): 1982 DS, 1935 CB, 1942 FM, 1952 FZ, 1952 HP, 1953 PW, 1953 RS, 1957 WS, 1970 RQ, 1975 AB1. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1935 Feb 02. Permanent number assigned 1982.

Named 1985 Jul 02 [MPC009768].

Companion discovered 2024 Dec 28 by V. Benishek, P. Pravec, M. Conjat, and N. Ruocco using lightcurve observations from Sopot Observatory, Serbia; Nice Observatory, Nice, France; Osservatorio Astronomico Nastro Verde, Sorrento, Italy. Announced 2025 Mar 12 [B25e].

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