Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(40724) 1999 SY8

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 30 May 2026

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 2.55794945677 AU
orbital period P: 4.0911569484 yr
(= 1494.2950754 d)
eccentricity e: 0.10387442471
perihelion distance q: 2.2922439285 AU
aphelion distance Q: 2.82365498503 AU
inclination i: 13.563504972°
argument of perihelion ω: 136.71403656°
ascending node Ω: 5.36013766°
mean anomaly M: 343.81859221°
perihelion passage TP: 2026 Jan 27.1661055
Epoch: 2025 Nov 21
data arc: 1991-2026 (4002 obs.)
Earth MOID: 1.31922 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.39


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 8.4 km (separation) [W26a]
separation/primary radius as/rp:3.8 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.011 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 0.325 ± 0.022 d [W26a]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 13.71 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 5.39 ± 0.05 km [M19a]
geometric albedo: 0.328 ± 0.037 [M19a]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
color index J-H:1.55 ± 1.15 [S10b]
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 800 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 4.4 km [*D]
dimensions :4.9 x 3.9 km [W26a]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.26, ? [*D]
rotation period RPp: ?
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: ?
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: 1.8 ± 1.1 km [*D]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.4; ? [*D]
diameter ratio ds/dp: 0.41 [*D]
component mag. difference ΔM: 1.96 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (40724) 1999 SY8 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1999 Sep 29 from Socorro, New Mexico, USA by LINEAR Program. Alternate designation(s): 1991 RZ22. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1991 Sep 15. Permanent number assigned 2002 May 26.

Companion discovered 2026 Feb 10 by B. Whitehurst, D. Sailing, P. Tanga, D. Herald, D. Gault, and C. Weber using stellar occultation observations from Tusla, Oklahoma, USA. Announced 2026 May 30 [W26a].

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