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2006 RJ2
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Centaur and damocloid
yes
2006 RJ 2
#C7FF8F
CSS
Catalina Stn.
14 September 2006(first observed only)
2006 RJ 2
centaurdamocloidunusualdistant
21 November 2025 (JD 2461000.5)
7
37 days
17.015 AU
2.322 AU
9.668 0.091 AU
0.7599
30.06 yr (10,980 d)
231.591°
0.032786 ms / day
164.613°
191.597°
161.386°
1.3315 AU
1.0638 AU
0.6362 AU
–1.171
3 km (est.)
0.09 (assumed)
15.9
2006 RJ 2 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. This unusual object measures approximately 3 km mi off 2 us in diameter.
See also
List of notable asteroids Retrograde and highly inclined
2006 BZ 8 – retrograde centaur, damocloid, and potential co-orbital with Saturn
2017 SV 13 – another retrograde centaur, damocloid, and potential co-orbital with Saturn
References
30em 2006-10-21 last obs.
JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2006 RJ2)
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=3342048
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
8 August 2021
2006 RJ2
https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2006+RJ2
Minor Planet Center
International Astronomical Union
8 August 2021
List Of Other Unusual Objects
https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/t_others.html
Minor Planet Center
International Astronomical Union
8 August 2021
8 August 2021
List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects
http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html
Wm. Robert Johnston
Johnston's Archive
18 August 2020
8 August 2021
External links
3342048
August 2021
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Category:Damocloids
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Category:Minor planet object articles (unnumbered)
Category:Discoveries by the Catalina Sky Survey
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Category:Minor planets with a retrograde orbit