&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:CMSylvia.png) Adaptive Optics observations of (87) Sylvia, showing its two satellites, Remus and Romulus. | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | |
| Discovery date | 18 February 2001 |
| Designations | |
| Sylvia I | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈrɒmjʊləs/ |
Named after | Rōmulus |
| |
| Main belt (Cybele) | |
| Adjectives | Romulian,[2] -ean[3] (both /rɒˈmjuːliən/) |
| Orbital characteristics[4] | |
| Epoch 1 September 2004 (JD 1795812.5) | |
| 1351.35±0.1 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0069±0.0037 |
| 3.6496+0.025 −0.024 d | |
Average orbital speed | 27.0 m/s |
| 167°±23° | |
| Inclination | 1.7°±1.0° (with respect to Sylvia equator) |
| 93.17°±1.85° | |
| 175°±23° | |
| Satellite of | 87 Sylvia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 10.8±5.6 km[4] |
| Mass | 9.319+20.7 −8.3×1014 kg[4] |
Equatorial escape velocity | ~ 4.8 m/s (estimate) [citation needed] |
| 10.7[5] | |
Romulus is the outer and larger moon of the main-belt asteroid 87 Sylvia. It follows an almost-circular and close-to-equatorial orbit around the asteroid. In this respect it is similar to the other Sylvian moon Remus.
- ^ IAUC 7588, announcing the discovery of S/2001 (87) 1
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- ^ a b c Fang, Julia; Margot, Jean-Luc; Rojo, Patricio (16 July 2012). "Orbits, Masses, and Evolution of Main Belt Triple (87) Sylvia". The Astronomical Journal. 144 (2): 70. arXiv:1206.5755. Bibcode:2012AJ....144...70F. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/2/70. S2CID 55173059.
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