(385250) 2001 DH47

2001 DH47
Discovery
Discovered bySpacewatch
Discovery date20 February 2001
Designations
(385250) 2001 DH47
2001 DH47
Martian L5 Martian L5
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc5521 days (15.12 yr)
Aphelion1.5767436 AU (235.87749 Gm)
Perihelion1.4708966 AU (220.04300 Gm)
1.5238201 AU (227.96024 Gm)
Eccentricity0.0347308
1.88 yr (687.07 d)
322.37107°
0° 31m 26.279s / day
Inclination24.40220°
147.42225°
17.54935°
Physical characteristics
0.562 km
3.97 h[1]
0.5–0.05 (assumed)
18.9[1]

(385250) 2001 DH47, provisional designation 2001 DH47, is a sub-kilometer asteroid and Mars trojan orbiting 60° behind the orbit of Mars near the L5 point.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference jpl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Dynamics of Mars Trojans
  3. ^ de la Fuente Marcos, C.; de la Fuente Marcos, R. (April 2013). "Three new stable L5 Mars Trojans". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 432 (1): L31–L35. arXiv:1303.0124. Bibcode:2013MNRAS.432L..31D. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slt028.