Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(8007) 1988 RU6

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 30 August 2026

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 2.6333090824 AU
orbital period P: 4.273276139 yr
(= 1560.8141098 d)
eccentricity e: 0.14575707359
perihelion distance q: 2.2494856567 AU
aphelion distance Q: 3.0171325081 AU
inclination i: 1.834701999°
argument of perihelion ω: 27.0820639°
ascending node Ω: 198.2371271°
mean anomaly M: 42.53604079°
perihelion passage TP: 2025 Dec 06.5809649
Epoch: 2026 Jun 09
data arc: 1950-2026 (4131 obs.)
Earth MOID: 1.24077 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.383


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 24.1 km (separation) [O26a]
separation/primary radius as/rp:4.4 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.012 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 0.99 d [*E]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 13.87 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 9.02 ± 0.27 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.079 ± 0.008 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 1900 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 11 km [O26a]
rotation period RPp: 3.918 h [JPL]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: ?
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: 3 ± 0.5 km [O26a]
diameter ratio ds/dp: 0.27 ± 0.05 [*D]
component mag. difference ΔM: 2.82 ± 0.37 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (8007) 1988 RU6 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1988 Sep 08 from La Silla, Chile by H. Debehogne. Alternate designation(s): 1979 OL, 1987 HY. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1950 Aug 14. Permanent number assigned 1997 Nov 14.

Companion discovered 2026 Jul 27 by M. O'Connell, D. Herald, D. Gault, and C. Weber using stellar occultation observations from Valdin, Spain. Announced 2026 Aug 26 [O26a].

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