Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(25251) 1998 UL25

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 30 August 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: 2.54056169454 AU
orbital period P: 4.0495132174 yr
(= 1479.08470265 d)
eccentricity e: 0.2709243245
perihelion distance q: 1.8522617336 AU
aphelion distance Q: 3.22886165549 AU
inclination i: 5.95835677°
argument of perihelion ω: 155.1179186°
ascending node Ω: 178.09700997°
mean anomaly M: 334.97392737°
perihelion passage TP: 2026 Sep 19.8213366
Epoch: 2026 Jun 09
data arc: 1990-2026 (3151 obs.)
Earth MOID: 0.843363 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.386


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 4.6 km [*E]
separation/primary radius as/rp:3.2 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.010 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 0.54188 ± 0.00017 d [B26k]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 14.85 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 2.99 ± 0.08 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.313 ± 0.073 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type:
mass m: ?
density ρ: (2 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 450 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 2.89 ± 0.08 km [*D]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.1, ? [*E]
rotation period RPp: 2.9973 ± 0.0002 h [B26k]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: 0.07 [B26k]
amplitude in mag., mutual events ΔM:0.07 [B26k]
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: >0.75 km [*D]
diameter ratio ds/dp: >0.26 [B26k]
component mag. difference ΔM: <2.93 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (25251) 1998 UL25 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1998 Oct 18 from La Silla, Chile by E. W. Elst. Alternate designation(s): 1990 WY. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1990 Nov 18. Permanent number assigned 2001 Jun 06.

Companion discovered 2026 Aug 02 by V. Benishek, P. Pravec, A. Leroy, D. Baratoux, S. Bouley, and A. Rajaonarivelo using lightcurve observations from Sopot Observatory, Serbia; Observatory of Besely, Ecole du Monde, Madagascar. Announced 2026 Aug 26 [B26k].

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