Difference between revisions of "1998 KY26"

From OrbiterWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Arvil moved page 1998 KY26 to 1620 Geographos: Move to article page.)
Tag: New redirect
 
(Added tables, content.)
Tag: Removed redirect
Line 1: Line 1:
#REDIRECT [[1620 Geographos]]
+
{| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:25px 0 0 10px; border:3px solid lightsteelblue;width:250px; font-size:90%; font-family:'Arial','Helvetica'; float: right; clear: right;"Template in Orbiter"
 +
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |1998 KY26
 +
|-
 +
|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:1998 KY26 DG landed South Pole.png|240px]]
 +
|-
 +
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''DeltaGlider landed at the<br>south pole of 1998 KY26'''
 +
|-
 +
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
 +
|-
 +
|Name||align="right"|1998 KY26
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Sun
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Number of satellites||align="right" width="30%"|0
 +
|-
 +
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2006
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"| 184327526661 km<br>(1.23215341107285 AU)
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"| 0.201480667262534
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0258504264750296 radian<br>(1.48112033563244°)
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|1.47393931271294 radian<br>84.4505018768647°
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|5.12518167126637 radian<br>293.651279001369°
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|8.05106489641787 radian<br>461.292039150675°
 +
|-
 +
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotational Elements
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Sidereal Rotation Period||align="right" width="50%"|642.24 seconds<br>(10m 42.24s)
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Sidereal Rotation Offset||align="right" width="50%"|0
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|0.1 radians<br>0°
 +
|-
 +
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"| 15 m
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.35×10<su>6</sup> kg
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Equatorial gravity||align="right" width="30%"|0.006 m/s<sup>2</sup>
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Orbital speed at surface||align="right" width="30%"|0.0023 m/s
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Escape velocity||align="right" width="30%"| 0.000006 m/s
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Gravity at surface||aligh="right" width="30%"|1998 KY26 0%<br>Sun 100%
 +
|-
 +
|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from 1998 KY26.cfg file.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
{{Addon
 +
|1=[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/asteroid-pack-1-00.2832/ Asteroid Pack 1.00]
 +
|2=[[List of add-ons by Nighthawke|Nighthawke]]
 +
|3=2004-11-21
 +
|4=All versions
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
'''1998 KY26''' is a small rock that was seen passing [[Earth]] at about twice the lunar distance by [[w:Spacewatch|Spacewatch]] at the [[w:Kitt Peak National Observatory|Kitt Peak]] on 2 June 1998.
 +
 
 +
== 1998 KY26 in Orbiter ==
 +
1998 KY26 was offered as an add-on body by [[List of add-ons by Nighthawke|Nighthawke]] in 2004, but still works even in Orbiter2016.
 +
 
 +
1998 KY26 is a small (about 15 meters) asteroid orbiting about 1 to 1.5 AU about every 1 year 4 months, and rotates in a bit more than 10 minutes. It is barely bigger than the DeltaGlider.
 +
 
 +
When landing on the radius surface, it is just a few meters above the visual surface, and the DeltaGlider docking and landing lights are reflected from the surface as one would expect. It has virtually no gravity, so, landing is just momentary, the ship immediately starts drifting as soon as it touches. A Ship cannot orbit the body because the [[Sun|Sun's]] gravity far exceeds the body's gravity, the pilot can only fly more or less in formation with it.
 +
 
 +
== Gallery ==
 +
<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
 +
1998 KY26.png|1998 KY26 in Orbiter
 +
1998 KY26 orbit.jpg|Orbits of the inner planets including 1998 KY26. From [https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/ JPL Horizons].
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
[[Category:Articles|1998 KY26]]
 +
[[Category:Celestial bodies|1998 KY26]]
 +
[[Category:Solar System|1998 KY26]]
 +
[[Category:Near-Earth objects|1998 KY26]]

Revision as of 17:04, 28 May 2024

1998 KY26
1998 KY26 DG landed South Pole.png
DeltaGlider landed at the
south pole of 1998 KY26
Designation
Name 1998 KY26
Reference body Sun
Number of satellites 0
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006
Semimajor axis (a) 184327526661 km
(1.23215341107285 AU)
Eccentricity (e) 0.201480667262534
Inclination (i) 0.0258504264750296 radian
(1.48112033563244°)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 1.47393931271294 radian
84.4505018768647°
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 5.12518167126637 radian
293.651279001369°
Mean longitude (L) 8.05106489641787 radian
461.292039150675°
Rotational Elements
Sidereal Rotation Period 642.24 seconds
(10m 42.24s)
Sidereal Rotation Offset 0
Obliquity 0.1 radians
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 15 m
Mass 1.35×10<su>6 kg
Equatorial gravity 0.006 m/s2
Orbital speed at surface 0.0023 m/s
Escape velocity 0.000006 m/s
Gravity at surface 1998 KY26 0%
Sun 100%
Note *Elements given are from 1998 KY26.cfg file.

Project home: Asteroid Pack 1.00
Author: Nighthawke
Current version: 2004-11-21
Compatibility: All versions


1998 KY26 is a small rock that was seen passing Earth at about twice the lunar distance by Spacewatch at the Kitt Peak on 2 June 1998.

1998 KY26 in Orbiter

1998 KY26 was offered as an add-on body by Nighthawke in 2004, but still works even in Orbiter2016.

1998 KY26 is a small (about 15 meters) asteroid orbiting about 1 to 1.5 AU about every 1 year 4 months, and rotates in a bit more than 10 minutes. It is barely bigger than the DeltaGlider.

When landing on the radius surface, it is just a few meters above the visual surface, and the DeltaGlider docking and landing lights are reflected from the surface as one would expect. It has virtually no gravity, so, landing is just momentary, the ship immediately starts drifting as soon as it touches. A Ship cannot orbit the body because the Sun's gravity far exceeds the body's gravity, the pilot can only fly more or less in formation with it.

Gallery