2007 VL305
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 2007 |
| Designations | |
| Trojan asteroid | |
| Orbital characteristics[1][2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
| Observation arc | 1894 days (5.19 yr) |
| Aphelion | 31.880 AU (4.7692 Tm) |
| Perihelion | 28.129 AU (4.2080 Tm) |
| 30.004 AU (4.4885 Tm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.062511 |
| 164.36 yr (60030.7 d) | |
| 5.7691° | |
| 0° 0m 21.589s /day | |
| Inclination | 28.1558° |
| 188.694° | |
| 218.22° | |
| Earth MOID | 27.1764 AU (4.06553 Tm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 23.3034 AU (3.48614 Tm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 65–150 km |
| 7.9[1] | |
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2007 VL305 is a Neptune trojan discovered on November 4, 2007, by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. It was first imaged in November 2005, and was the sixth such object to be discovered.[3] It has the same orbital period as Neptune and orbits at the L4 Lagrangian point about 60 degrees ahead of Neptune.[3] As of 2016, it is 34.1 AU from Neptune.[4]
It has an inclination of 28 degrees. As of September 2009, this was the highest inclination of any known Neptune trojan.[3]
With an absolute magnitude of 7.9,[1][3] it has a diameter in the range of 65 to 150 km.[5]
It has been observed 30 times over 4 oppositions.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2007 VL305". Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ AstDys-2 about 2007 VL305
- 1 2 3 4 "List Of Neptune Trojans". Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ↑ 2007 VL305 at JPL Horizons Change "Observer Location" to @Neptune
- ↑ "Absolute Magnitude (H)". Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java)
- Ephemeris
- MPEC 2008-E44 : 2007 VL305
- 2007 VL305 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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