Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(100624) 1997 TR28

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 2 May 2024

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: Jupiter trojan asteroid, L4


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 5.204255226 AU
orbital period P: 11.87260674 yr
(= 4336.469611 d)
eccentricity e: 0.123833471
perihelion distance q: 4.55979424 AU
aphelion distance Q: 5.848716213 AU
inclination i: 4.3798478°
argument of perihelion ω: 215.660563°
ascending node Ω: 187.221739°
mean anomaly M: 57.296958°
perihelion passage TP: 2022 May 10.81523
Epoch: 2024 Mar 31
data arc: 1996-2024 (1070 obs.)
Earth MOID: 3.56993 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 2.979


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 25 km [I24a]
separation/primary radius as/rp:3.3 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.0047 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 0.65 d [*E]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 12.75 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 16 km [*E]
geometric albedo: (0.057 ) [*A]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 5400 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 15 km [*E]
rotation period RPp: 11.29 h [JPL]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: ?
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: 4 km [I24a]
diameter ratio ds/dp: 0.27 [*D]
component mag. difference ΔM: 2.8 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (100624) 1997 TR28 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1997 Oct 06 from La Silla, Chile by Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey. Alternate designation(s): 1996 RN29, 2002 FS27. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1996 Sep 12. Permanent number assigned 2005 Oct 19.

Companion discovered 2024 Jan 23 by J. Kubanek, M. Ishida, and Y. Ikari using stellar occultation observations. Announced 2024 Apr 29 [I24a].

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