(17246) 2000 GL74

(17246) 2000 GL₇₄

Orbit of (17246) 2000 GL74
Discovery [1]
Discovered by	LINEAR
Discovery site	MRO
Discovery date	5 April 2000
Designations
Alternative names	2000 GL74 · 1973 VM
Minor planet category	main-belt · Koronis [2]
Orbital characteristics [1][3]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	16138 days (44.18 yr)
Aphelion	2.9016 AU (434.07 Gm)
Perihelion	2.7788 AU (415.70 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.8402 AU (424.89 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.021625
Orbital period	4.79 yr (1748.3 d)
Mean anomaly	57.137°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 21.276^s / day
Inclination	2.4445°
Longitude of ascending node	34.453°
Argument of perihelion	229.70°
Known satellites	1[lower-alpha 1][4]
Earth MOID	1.76245 AU (263.659 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.08952 AU (312.588 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	4.5 km[3] 5.04 km (calculated)[2]
Rotation period	10 h (0.42 d)[5]
Geometric albedo	0.21[4]
Spectral type	S [2][3]
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.8[1][3]

(17246) 2000 GL₇₄ is a binary^{[lower-alpha 1]} asteroid from the main-belt and member of the Koronis family, about 5 kilometers in diameter.^[2] It was discovered on 5 April 2000, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) program at the U.S. Magdalena Ridge Observatory near Socorro, New Mexico.^[6] It is known to possess an asteroid moon, designated S/2004 (17246) 1. The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.8–2.9 AU once every 4 years and 9 months (1,748 days) and shows an eccentricity of 0.02 and an inclination of 2 degrees from the plane of the ecliptic.^[1]

Characteristics

(17246) 2000 GL₇₄ is more reflective than most asteroids, with an albedo of 0.21. Even so, it is not very large, having a size of only 4.5 kilometres.^[3] Its rotation period of 10 hours is not unusual, however.^[5]

Close approaches

3 Juno, the asteroid that (17246) GL74 will approach on January 9, 2129

On January 9, 2129, the asteroid will come within 3,639,998 kilometers of 3 Juno, one of the largest asteroids in the main-belt, and will pass it with a relative velocity of 6.597 km/s.^[1]

Moon

(17246) 2000 GL₇₄ has one moon, S/2004 (17246) 1. It is 44% the size of (17246) 2000 GL₇₄, at 2 km.^[3] While its rotation period and orbital eccentricity is not yet known, it is known that the moon completes one orbit every 90 days at a distance of about 250 km. From the surface of (17246) 2000 GL₇₄, S/2004 (17246) 1 would have an apparent diameter of about 0.668°, slightly larger than the Moon appears from Earth.^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Notes

1. IAUC 8293, S/2004 (17246) 1: reports the discovery on Jan. 14.9 UT, on six direct images (two sets of three images taken 20 min apart in time) made with the Hubble Space Telescope (+ ACS/HRC), of a satellite of minor planet (17246) 2000 GL_74 (V about 18.5). The satellite is clearly separated from the primary in five images. On Jan. 14.9195, the satellite was at separation 0".16 (projected separation 230 km) in p.a. 280 deg. Using the average albedo of the Koronis family (about 0.21), to which (17246) belongs, the size of the primary is estimated to be 4.5 km. The brightness difference is about 2 mag, giving an estimated diameter of the secondary of about 2 km.
   Reported by: P. M. Tamblyn, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Binary Astronomy; W. J. Merline, C. R. Chapman, D. Nesvorny, and D. D. Durda, SwRI; C. Dumas, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; A. D. Storrs, Towson University; L. M. Close, University of Arizona; and F. Menard, Observatoire de Grenoble
2. Calculated by solving $\scriptstyle{\mathrm{tan}\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right) = \frac{\mathrm{radius~of~moon}}{\mathrm{distance~from~surface~of~asteroid~to~center~of~moon}}}$.

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 17246 (2000 GL74)" (2015-06-22 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
2. "LCDB Data for (17246)". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved February 2016.
3. Johnston, W. R. (1 September 2005). "(17246) 2000 GL74". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
4. Tamblyn, P. M.; Merline, W. J.; Chapman, C. R.; Nesvorny, D.; Durda, D. D.; Dumas, C.; et al. (February 2004). "S/2004 (17246) 1". IAU Circular (8293). Bibcode:2004IAUC.8293....3T.
5. Polishook, D.; Brosch, N.; Prialnik, D. (March 2011). "Rotation periods of binary asteroids with large separations - Confronting the Escaping Ejecta Binaries model with observations". Icarus 212 (1): 167–174. arXiv:1012.4810. Bibcode:2011Icar..212..167P. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.12.020.
6. "17246 (2000 GL74)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved February 2016.

External links

• Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (15001)-(20000) – Minor Planet Center
• (17246) 2000 GL74 at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters