Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(130247) 2000 CE85

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 26 April 2026

--Orbital and physical data--

(See this page for definitions of quantities; source codes in brackets, see this link for full references; *A, *D, and *E indicate assumed, derived, and estimated values, respectively.)

dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 3.0394563792 AU
orbital period P: 5.299099506 yr
(= 1935.4960946 d)
eccentricity e: 0.1508465856
perihelion distance q: 2.5809647622 AU
aphelion distance Q: 3.4979479963 AU
inclination i: 2.62539447°
argument of perihelion ω: 60.3366619°
ascending node Ω: 96.629557°
mean anomaly M: 309.3455729°
perihelion passage TP: 2026 Aug 20.337350
Epoch: 2025 Nov 21
data arc: 1995-2026 (1292 obs.)
Earth MOID: 1.59105 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.221


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 6.3 km (separation) [V26b]
separation/primary radius as/rp:2.4 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.0059 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 0.39 d [*E]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 15.2 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 5.33 ± 0.19 km [M11b]
geometric albedo: 0.068 ± 0.008 [M11b]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 1100 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 5.33 ± 0.19 km [M11b]
dimensions :5.5 x 4.1 km [V26b]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.3, ? [*D]
rotation period RPp: ?
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: ?
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: 1.1 ± 0.4 km [V26b]
diameter ratio ds/dp: 0.21 [*D]
component mag. difference ΔM: 3.4 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (130247) 2000 CE85 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 2000 Feb 04 from Socorro, New Mexico, USA by LINEAR Program. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1995 Apr 06. Permanent number assigned 2006 Jul 11.

Companion discovered 2026 Mar 05 by G. Viscome, D. Benjamin, D. Herald, D. Gault, and B. Anderson using stellar occultation observations. Announced 2026 Apr 22 [V26b].

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