Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | CSS |
Discovery site | Catalina Stn. |
Discovery date | 14 September 2006 (first observed only) |
Designations | |
2006 RJ2 | |
centaur
[2] ·
damocloid
[3] unusual [4] · distant [1] | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 1 July 2021 ( JD 2459396.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 7 | |
Observation arc | 37 days |
Aphelion | 17.025 AU |
Perihelion | 2.323 AU |
9.674±0.090 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.7599 |
30.09 yr (10,990 d) | |
179.602 ° | |
0° 1m 57.925s / day | |
Inclination | 164.651° |
191.579° | |
161.227° | |
Earth MOID | 1.3331 AU |
Jupiter MOID | 1.0590 AU |
Saturn MOID | 0.6362 AU [1] |
TJupiter | –1.172 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 3 km (est.) [3] |
0.09 (assumed) [3] | |
15.9 [1] [2] | |
2006 RJ2 is a centaur and damocloid on a retrograde and highly eccentric orbit from the outer region of the Solar System. It was first observed on 14 September 2006 by the Catalina Sky Survey at the Catalina Station near Tucson, Arizona, United States. It has not been observed since 2006. [1] This unusual object measures approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) in diameter. [3]