Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(32230) 2000 OP27

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 28 February 2026

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid, outer


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 3.2148862976 AU
orbital period P: 5.7644334377 yr
(= 2105.4593131 d)
eccentricity e: 0.13927854073
perihelion distance q: 2.7671216255 AU
aphelion distance Q: 3.6626509698 AU
inclination i: 18.22643369°
argument of perihelion ω: 236.86388934°
ascending node Ω: 154.13746705°
mean anomaly M: 86.33567885°
perihelion passage TP: 2024 Jul 04.0659470
Epoch: 2025 Nov 21
data arc: 1998-2025 (5199 obs.)
Earth MOID: 1.81305 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.097


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 49.38 ± 0.19 km (separation) [Y26a]
separation/primary radius as/rp:8.3 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.019 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 2.6 d [*E]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 12.62 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 11.97 ± 0.15 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.162 ± 0.015 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
color index J-H:0.605 ± 0.177 [S10b]
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 2600 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 11.97 ± 0.15 km [M19a]
dimensions :~14 x ~10 km [*D]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.3, ? [*E]
rotation period RPp: 11.8627 h [JPL]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: 0.3 [Y26a]
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: >2.24 ± 0.09 km [Y26a]
diameter ratio ds/dp: ?
component mag. difference ΔM: ?
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (32230) 2000 OP27 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 2000 Jul 23 from Socorro, New Mexico, USA by LINEAR Program. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1998 Mar 24. Permanent number assigned 2001 Nov 30.

Companion discovered 2024 Nov 22 by Y. Yang, Y. Zhang, Y. Lin, A. Zhu, K. Wang, and C. Guo, using stellar occultation observations from Hanjiang, Putian, Fujian, PR China. Announced 2026 Feb 23 [Y26a].

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