Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(44168) 1998 JJ4

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 16 November 2025

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: Mars crossing asteroid


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 2.4342067677 AU
orbital period P: 3.797907653 yr
(= 1387.1857703 d)
eccentricity e: 0.3260920287
perihelion distance q: 1.6404313446 AU
aphelion distance Q: 3.2279821907 AU
inclination i: 9.85441385°
argument of perihelion ω: 117.138202°
ascending node Ω: 222.9780049°
mean anomaly M: 22.131327°
perihelion passage TP: 2025 Aug 27.7214947
Epoch: 2025 Nov 21
data arc: 1987-2025 (2008 obs.)
Earth MOID: 0.660434 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.412


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 5.2 km [*E]
separation/primary radius as/rp:3.6 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.014 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 0.7246 ± 0.0008 d [A25b]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 15.19 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 3.04 km [*E]
geometric albedo: (0.16 ) [*A]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type: ?
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 380 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 2.95 km [*E]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.1, ? [*E]
rotation period RPp: 2.554 ± 0.0002 h [A25b]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: 0.09 [A25b]
amplitude in mag., mutual events ΔM:0.07 [A25b]
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: >0.77 km [*E]
diameter ratio ds/dp: >0.26 [A25b]
component mag. difference ΔM: <2.9 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (44168) 1998 JJ4 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 1998 May 15 from Woomera, South Australia, Australia by F. B. Zoltowski. Alternate designation(s): 1987 SA12. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1987 Sep 18. Permanent number assigned 2002 Aug 22.

Companion discovered 2025 Sep 24 by D. Augustin, R. Behrend, P. Pravec, A. Leroy, A. Rajaonarivelo, H. J. Ralaimanampisoa, and F. Rabemanotrona using lightcurve observations from e-EyE Observatory, Spain; Ecole du Monde Besely, Madagascar. Announced 2025 Nov 12 [A25b].

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