Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | LINEAR |
Discovery site | Lincoln Lab ETS |
Discovery date | 3 March 2000 |
Designations | |
(76146) 2000 EU16 | |
2002 TO288 | |
main-belt · ( middle) | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 21 January 2022 ( JD 2459600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 22.85 yr (8,345 days) |
Aphelion | 2.5806 AU |
Perihelion | 2.306 AU |
2.766 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1665 |
4.60 yr (1,680 days) | |
130.990 ° | |
0° 12m 51.133s / day | |
Inclination | 8.850° |
334.258° | |
347.850° | |
Physical characteristics [2] | |
Mean diameter | 3.493±1.139 km |
0.252±0.112 | |
14.38 [2] [1] | |
(76146) 2000 EU16 is a small asteroid discovered by LINEAR on 3 March 2000, and the only known quasi-satellite of the dwarf planet asteroid 1 Ceres. From the perspective of Ceres, its orbit traces an analemma. [3]
Discovery [1] | |
---|---|
Discovered by | LINEAR |
Discovery site | Lincoln Lab ETS |
Discovery date | 3 March 2000 |
Designations | |
(76146) 2000 EU16 | |
2002 TO288 | |
main-belt · ( middle) | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 21 January 2022 ( JD 2459600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 22.85 yr (8,345 days) |
Aphelion | 2.5806 AU |
Perihelion | 2.306 AU |
2.766 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1665 |
4.60 yr (1,680 days) | |
130.990 ° | |
0° 12m 51.133s / day | |
Inclination | 8.850° |
334.258° | |
347.850° | |
Physical characteristics [2] | |
Mean diameter | 3.493±1.139 km |
0.252±0.112 | |
14.38 [2] [1] | |
(76146) 2000 EU16 is a small asteroid discovered by LINEAR on 3 March 2000, and the only known quasi-satellite of the dwarf planet asteroid 1 Ceres. From the perspective of Ceres, its orbit traces an analemma. [3]