Asteroids with Satellites Database--Johnston's Archive

(64338) 2001 UU64

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 21 December 2024

--Orbital and physical data--

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dynamical type, primary: main belt asteroid


orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL] :
semimajor axis a: 2.2039194754 AU
orbital period P: 3.2719132935 yr
(= 1195.06633046 d)
eccentricity e: 0.11867912413
perihelion distance q: 1.9423602424 AU
aphelion distance Q: 2.4654787084 AU
inclination i: 4.503545883°
argument of perihelion ω: 104.95694262°
ascending node Ω: 287.36517682°
mean anomaly M: 14.64913086°
perihelion passage TP: 2024 Aug 29.3703248
Epoch: 2024 Oct 17
data arc: 1991-2024 (2644 obs.)
Earth MOID: 0.953567 AU
Jupiter Tisserand invariant TJ: 3.649


orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis as: 4.1 km [*E]
separation/primary radius as/rp:4.0 [*E]
separation/Hill radius as/rH:0.013 [*E]
orbital period Ps: 0.8179 ± 0.0004 d [C24c]
eccentricity es: ?
normalized ang. mom. αL: ?

other data, system (combined):
absolute mag. H: 15.37 [MPC]
slope parameter G: (0.15) [*A]
effective diameter dE: 2.29 km [*E]
geometric albedo: (0.24 ) [*A]
color index U-B: ?
color index B-V: ?
taxonomic type:
mass m: ?
density ρ: (1.6 g/cm3) [*A]
Hill radius rH: 320 km [*E]

other data, primary:
diameter dp: 2.09 km [*E]
axial ratios a/b, b/c:1.1, ? [*E]
rotation period RPp: 3.818 ± 0.001 h [C24c]
amplitude in mag., rotational ΔM: 0.1 [C24c]
amplitude in mag., mutual events ΔM:0.225 ±0.025 [C24c]
pole direction Β, λ: ? , ?


other data, secondary:
diameter ds: >0.94 km [*E]
diameter ratio ds/dp: >0.45 [C24c]
component mag. difference ΔM: <1.73 [*D]
rotation period RPs: ?

-- (64338) 2001 UU64 --discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 2001 Oct 18 from Socorro, New Mexico, USA by LINEAR Program. Alternate designation(s): 1991 RZ13. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1991 Sep 12. Permanent number assigned 2003 Jun 14.

Companion discovered 2024 Nov 28 by M. Conjat, J. F. Gout, D. Augustin, F. Manzini, and R. Behrend using lightcurve observations from Nice Observatory, France; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; E-EyE Observatory, Fregenal de la Siera, Spain; Stazione Astronomica di Sozzago, Italy. Announced 2024 Dec 21 [C24c].

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