Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(13166) 1995 WU1

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 14 December 2025

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 2.42396450355 AU
orbital period P: 3.773962547 yr
(= 1378.43982028 d)
eccentricity e: 0.06135701876
perihelion distance q: 2.275237268 AU
aphelion distance Q: 2.57269173906 AU
inclination i: 11.704210496°
argument of perihelion ω: 71.42442205°
ascending node Ω: 43.72422893°
mean anomaly M: 291.4460328°
perihelion passage TP: 2026 Aug 10.4931062
Epoch: 2025 Nov 21
data arc: 1976-2025 (4702 obs.)
Earth MOID: 1.32084 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.481


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 16 km [*E]
separation/primary radius as/rp:4.7 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.013 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 1.1021 ± 0.0004 d [D25e]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 12.67 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 7.08 ± 0.39 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.352 ± 0.025 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 1200 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 6.76 ± 0.37 km [*D]
dimensions :~7.6 x ~6.0 km [*E]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.3, ? [*E]
rotation period RPp: 3.8101 ± 0.0002 h [D25e]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: 0.25 [D25e]
amplitude in mag., mutual events ΔM:0.1 [D25e]
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: 2.10 ± 0.18 km [*D]
diameter ratio ds/dp: 0.31 ± 0.02 [D25e]
component mag. difference ΔM: 2.54 ± 0.14 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (13166) 1995 WU1 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1995 Nov 16 from Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan by S. Ueda and H. Kaneda. Alternate designation(s): 1976 UT4, 1997 HD17. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1976 Oct 30. Permanent number assigned 2000 Jan 24.

Companion discovered 2025 Oct 30 by R. Durkee, P. Pravec, F. Vachier, N. Ruocco, V. Benishek, A. Klotz, J. Berthier, and P. Thierry using lightcurve observations from Shed of Science South Observatory, Pontotoc, Texas, USA; Observatoire des Makes, Reunion, France; Osservatorio Astronomico Nastro Verde, Sorrento, Italy; Sopot Observatory, Serbia. Announced 2025 Dec 12 [D25e].

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