2011 UB256
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Pan-STARRS |
| Discovery date | 29 October 2011 |
| Designations | |
| 2011 UB256 | |
| Martian L5 Martian L5 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 6265 days (17.15 yr) |
| Aphelion | 1.631894031 AU (244.1278722 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.4154896 AU (211.75423 Gm) |
| 1.523691798 AU (227.9410486 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0710132 |
| 1.88 yr (686.980044 d) | |
| 180.60444° | |
| 0° 31m 26.518s /day | |
| Inclination | 24.30270° |
| 58.781126° | |
| 7.58178° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.428887 AU (64.1606 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 3.5641 AU (533.18 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 300 m | |
| 0.5-0.05 (assumed) | |
| 19.9 | |
2011 UB256 is a small asteroid and Mars trojan orbiting near the L5 point of Mars (60 degrees behind Mars on its orbit).[2][3][4]
Discovery, orbit and physical properties
[edit | edit source]2011 UB256 was first observed on 29 October 2011 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope system at Haleakala; the Apache Point-Sloan Digital Sky Survey had imaged this object on 31 March 2003 without identifying it as an asteroid.[5] Its orbit is characterized by low eccentricity (0.071), moderate inclination (24.3°) and a semi-major axis of 1.52 AU.[5] Upon discovery, it was classified as Mars-crosser by the Minor Planet Center. Its orbit is well determined as it is currently (January 2021) based on 64 observations with a data-arc span of 6265 days.[1] 2011 UB256 has an absolute magnitude of 19.9 which gives a characteristic diameter of 300 m.[1]
Mars trojan and orbital evolution
[edit | edit source]Recent calculations indicate that it is a stable L5 Mars trojan.[2] It may not be a member of the so-called Eureka family.
Mars trojan
[edit | edit source]L4 (leading):
L5 (trailing):
- 5261 Eureka (1990 MB) †
- (101429) 1998 VF31 †
- (311999) 2007 NS2 †
- (385250) 2001 DH47
- (816688) 2011 SC191
- 2009 SE
- 2011 SL25
- 2011 SP189
- 2011 UB256
- 2011 UN63
- 2016 CP31
- 2018 EC4
- 2018 FC4
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b MPC data on 2011 SP189
- Further reading
- Three new stable L5 Mars Trojans de la Fuente Marcos, C., de la Fuente Marcos, R. 2013, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, Vol. 432, Issue 1, pp. 31–35.
- Orbital clustering of Martian Trojans: An asteroid family in the inner solar system? Christou, A. A. 2013, Icarus, Vol. 224, Issue 1, pp. 144–153.
External links
[edit | edit source]- 2011 UB256 data at MPC.
- 2011 UB256 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2011 UB256 at ESA–space situational awareness
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