Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(134717) 2000 AO1

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 20 June 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: 2.6097885122 AU
orbital period P: 4.2161511781 yr
(= 1539.9492178 d)
eccentricity e: 0.1311742436
perihelion distance q: 2.2674514783 AU
aphelion distance Q: 2.9521255461 AU
inclination i: 28.024147561°
argument of perihelion ω: 37.19391991°
ascending node Ω: 92.82233284°
mean anomaly M: 99.40747865°
perihelion passage TP: 2025 Apr 09.7709195
Epoch: 2026 Jun 09
data arc: 1989-2026 (2058 obs.)
Earth MOID: 1.31631 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.233


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 47.9 km (separation) [P26f]
separation/primary radius as/rp:12 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.034 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 4.6 d [*E]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 14.67 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 7.87 ± 0.2 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.054 ± 0.01 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 1400 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 7.87 ± 0.2 km [M19a]
dimensions :8.7 x 7.2 km [*D]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.21, ? [P26f]
rotation period RPp: ?
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: ?
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: 1.6 ± 0.4 km [P26f]
diameter ratio ds/dp: 0.20 ± 0.05 [*D]
component mag. difference ΔM: 3.5 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (134717) 2000 AO1 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 2000 Jan 02 from Socorro, New Mexico, USA by LINEAR Program. Alternate designation(s): 1989 RP3. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1989 Sep 03. Permanent number assigned 2006 Sep 07.

Companion discovered 2026 May 10 by W. Pieczonka, D. Blazewicz, D. Herald, D. Gault, C. Weber, and International Occultation Timing Association European Section using stellar occultation observations from Nowa Wies, Poland; Klaj, Poland. Announced 2026 Jun 18 [P26f].

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