Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(22790) 1999 KP4

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 22 August 2025

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid, inner


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 1.89517224121 AU
orbital period P: 2.609042972 yr
(= 952.95294553 d)
eccentricity e: 0.06291760838
perihelion distance q: 1.7759325363 AU
aphelion distance Q: 2.0144119461 AU
inclination i: 26.294219792°
argument of perihelion ω: 239.6071804°
ascending node Ω: 131.79728818°
mean anomaly M: 264.0012129°
perihelion passage TP: 2026 Jan 14.1175749
Epoch: 2025 May 05
data arc: 1991-2025 (3588 obs.)
Earth MOID: 0.807821 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.826


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 6.5 km [*E]
separation/primary radius as/rp:4.2 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.014 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 0.8038 ± 0.0004 d [B25k]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 14.35 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 3.81 ± 0.1 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.305 ± 0.05 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 480 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 3.12 ± 0.08 km [*D]
dimensions :3.5 x 2.8 km [*E]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.2, ? [*E]
rotation period RPp: 19.29 ± 0.01 h [B25k]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: 0.24 [B25k]
amplitude in mag., mutual events ΔM:0.485 ±0.055 [B25k]
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: >2.18 km [*D]
diameter ratio ds/dp: >0.7 [B25k]
component mag. difference ΔM: <0.77 [*D]
rotation period RPs: 19.29 ± 0.01 h [B25k]

-- (22790) 1999 KP4 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1999 May 20 from Socorro, New Mexico, USA by LINEAR Program. Alternate designation(s): 1991 ND, 1998 FV12. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1991 Jul 09. Permanent number assigned 2001 Mar 09.

Companion discovered 2025 Jun 29 by V. Benishek, V., P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak, P. Fatka, F. Vachier, K. Ergashev, O. Burkhonov, J. Oey, N. Ruocco, R. Goncalves, A. Klotz, J. Berthier, and P. Thierry using lightcurve observations from Sopot Observatory, Serbia; Observatoire des Makes, Reunion, France; Maidanak Observatory, Uzbekistan; Blue Mountains Observatory, Leura, New South Wales, Australia; Osservatorio Astronomico Nastro Verde, Sorrento, Italy; Linhaceira Observatory, Portugal . Announced 2025 Aug 20 [B25k].

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