Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(108968) 2001 PE40

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 16 August 2025

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid, outer


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 3.4115110393 AU
orbital period P: 6.301274132 yr
(= 2301.5403768 d)
eccentricity e: 0.05856479994
perihelion distance q: 3.2117165778 AU
aphelion distance Q: 3.6113055008 AU
inclination i: 15.104682829°
argument of perihelion ω: 341.8772985°
ascending node Ω: 213.21141522°
mean anomaly M: 63.7078387°
perihelion passage TP: 2024 Mar 23.7051027
Epoch: 2025 May 05
data arc: 1999-2025 (1532 obs.)
Earth MOID: 2.21188 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.086


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 23.9 km (separation) [W25b]
separation/primary radius as/rp:5.2 [*D]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.011 [*D]
orbital period Ps: 1.4 d [*E]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 14.43 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 9.18 ± 0.23 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.04 ± 0.01 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.3 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 2200 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 9.18 ± 0.23 km [M19a]
dimensions :12.6 x 6.8 km [W25b]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.9, ? [*D]
rotation period RPp: ?
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: ?
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: 2.3 km [*D]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.6;? [*D]
diameter ratio ds/dp: 0.25 [*D]
component mag. difference ΔM: 3.0 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (108968) 2001 PE40 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 2001 Aug 11 from Palomar Observatory, California, USA by NEAT Survey. Alternate designation(s): 2002 VF115. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1999 Apr 16. Permanent number assigned 2005 Oct 19.

Companion discovered 2025 Jul 12 by J. Kaeser, J. Schenker, M. Gutekunst, D. Herald, D. Gault, and C. Weber using stellar occultation observations from Aarau, Switzerland; Eberfing, Germany. Announced 2025 Aug 12 [W25b].

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