2017 DR109
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Catalina Sky Srvy. |
| Discovery site | Mount Lemmon Obs. |
| Discovery date | 27 February 2017 |
| Designations | |
| NEO · Apollo[1] · Aten[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 6 | |
| Observation arc | (5 days) |
| Aphelion | 1.2422 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.7591 AU |
| 1.0006 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2414 |
| 1.00 yr (366 days) | |
| 263.04° | |
| 0° 59m 4.92s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.0600° |
| 341.31° | |
| 72.094° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0062 AU (2.4 LD) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 9–20 m (estimate)[3][4][a] | |
| 27.6[1] | |
2017 DR109 is a micro-asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group and Aten group, respectively. It is currently trapped in a 1:1 mean motion resonance with the Earth of the horseshoe type.[5] The object was first observed on 27 February 2017, by astronomers of the Catalina Sky Survey conducted at Mount Lemmon Observatory, Arizona, United States.[2]
Discovery
[edit]2017 DR109 was first observed by astronomer D. C. Fuls on 27 February 2017, using the 0.68-meter Schmidt camera of the Catalina Sky Survey at a visual apparent magnitude of 19.6.[5]: 6
Orbit and physical properties
[edit]The asteroid's orbit has still a high uncertainty; with a very short observation arc of just 5 days. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.76–1.24 AU once every 366 days (semi-major axis of 1.00 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.24 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] With a semi-major axis of that of Earth, the object is both classified as a member of Apollo and Aten in the JPL Small-Body Database and by the Minor Planet Center, respectively.[1][2] Both Apollo and Aten asteroids are Earth-crossing asteroids.
Earth co-orbital
[edit]2017 DR109 is currently trapped in a 1:1 mean motion resonance with the Earth of the horseshoe type and follows an orbit similar to those of 54509 YORP, 2017 FZ2 and several other near-Earth asteroids.[5]
Physical characteristics
[edit]2017 DR109 has an absolute magnitude of 27.6 which gives a calculated mean diameter between 9 and 20 meters for an assumed geometric albedo of 0.20 and 0.04, respectively, which are typical values for stony S-type and carbonaceous C-type asteroids.[3][4]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 DR109)" (2017-03-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 "2017 DR109". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- 1 2 "2017 DR109 – Summary". NEODyS-2, Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Asteroid Size Estimator". CNEOS NASA/JPL. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 de la Fuente Marcos, Carlos; de la Fuente Marcos, Raúl (January 2018). "Asteroid 2017 FZ2 et al.: signs of recent mass-shedding from YORP?". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 473 (3): 3434–3453. arXiv:1709.09379. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.473.3434D. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx2540.
External links
[edit]- MPEC 2017-E31 : 2017 DR109, Minor Planet Electronic Circular
- List Of Apollo Minor Planets (by designation)
- 2017 DR109 at AstDys-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site
- 2017 DR109 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 2017 DR109 at ESA–space situational awareness
- 2017 DR109 at the JPL Small-Body Database
