(185851) 2000 DP107

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(185851) 2000 DP107
2000 DP107 Arecibo 2000.gif
Composite of radar images by the Arecibo Observatory from September to October 2000
Discovery [1]
Discovered by LINEAR
Discovery site Lincoln Lab's ETS
Discovery date29 February 2000
Designations
(185851) 2000 DP107
2000 DP107
NEO  · PHA  · Apollo [1] [2]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 16.82 yr (6,143 days)
Aphelion 1.8794 AU
Perihelion 0.8511 AU
1.3652 AU
Eccentricity 0.3766
1.60 yr (583 days)
255.78°
0° 37m 4.44s / day
Inclination 8.6718°
358.70°
289.74°
Known satellites 1
Earth  MOID 0.0150 AU ·5.8 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions0.860 km (taken) [3]
0.863±0.043 km [4]
1.0±0.1 km [5]
2.769±0.005 h [6]
2.774±0.001 h [7]
2.77447±0.00005 h [8]
2.7745±0.0007 h [4]
2.7754±0.0002 h [9]
2.7754 h [10]
0.111±0.036 [5]
0.15 (derived) [3]
M [11]  · C [3] [12]
18.0 [10]  ·18.0±0.2(R) [6]  ·18.02±0.2 [3] [13]  ·18.03±0.1 [5]  ·18.2 [2]

    (185851) 2000 DP107 is a sub-kilometer sized asteroid, classified as potentially hazardous asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group that is notable because it provided evidence for binary asteroids in the near-Earth population. The PROCYON probe developed by JAXA and the University of Tokyo was intended to flyby this asteroid before its ion thruster failed and could not be restarted.

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    Discovery

    The asteroid was discovered on 29 February 2000, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) program at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site, near Socorro, New Mexico. [1]

    The binary nature of this asteroid was suggested from radar observations taken with the Goldstone radar antenna on September 22 and 23, 2000, based on an observing proposal by J.-L. Margot and observations by S. J. Ostro and colleagues. [14] Confirming observations were obtained with the Arecibo telescope from September 30 to October 7, 2000. [15]

    Orbit

    2000 DP107 orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.9–1.9  AU once every 19 months (583 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.38 and an inclination of 9° with respect to the ecliptic. [2] The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation, as no precoveries were taken, and no prior identifications were made. [1]

    Binary system

    The 800-meter-diameter primary and the 300-meter-diameter secondary orbit each other with a separation of 2.6 kilometers and a period of 1.76 days. [16]

    The primary is spheroidal and is spinning at a rate near the breakup point for strengthless bodies. These two features were observed in multiple binary systems, suggesting that near-Earth asteroid binaries form by a mechanism involving spin-up and mass shedding. [16] Currently the most generally accepted spin-up mechanism is the YORP effect.

    Physical characteristics

    The asteroid is characterized as both a carbonaceous C-type [12] and metallic M-type asteroid. [11]

    The density of the primary was calculated using the orbital elements of the binary system, the primary-to-secondary mass ratio, and estimates of the primary size. The primary has a low density of 1.7 g/cm3, which may indicate a "rubble pile" structure containing rocks and voids.

    Numbering and naming

    This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 20 May 2008. [17] As of 2018, it has not been named. [1]

    See also

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