2009 SE

2009 SE
Discovery
Discovered byCatalina Sky Survey
Discovery date16 September 2009
Designations
2009 SE
Martian L5 Martian L5
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc3133 days (8.58 yr)
Aphelion1.623684 AU (242.8997 Gm)
Perihelion1.425261 AU (213.2160 Gm)
1.524472 AU (228.0578 Gm)
Eccentricity0.0650794
1.88 yr (687.508 d)
240.916°
0° 31m 25.069s /day
Inclination20.6248°
6.82030°
354.156°
Earth MOID0.42422 AU (63.462 Gm)
Jupiter MOID3.5304 AU (528.14 Gm)
Physical characteristics
400 m
0.5–0.05 (assumed)
19.9

2009 SE is a small asteroid and Mars trojan orbiting near the L5 point of Mars (60 degrees behind Mars on its orbit).[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference jpl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ de la Fuente Marcos, Carlos; de la Fuente Marcos, Raúl (March 2021). "Using Mars co-orbitals to estimate the importance of rotation-induced YORP break-up events in Earth co-orbital space". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 501 (4): 6007–6025. arXiv:2101.02563. Bibcode:2021MNRAS.501.6007D. doi:10.1093/mnras/stab062.