Merlin

02598, 1948 WH, 1948WH, 1971 TD3, 1971TD3, 1980 RY, 1980RY, J48W00H, J71T03D, J80R00Y

All data for this body: [vot]

MPC data
Name (number) Merlin (2598)
a 2.78325
e 0.21587
i / sin(i) 7.7803 / 0.13538
q 2.18242
Q 3.38407
ω 216.8345
Node 197.6955
m 172.7845
n 0.2123
Epoch 2460800.5
nobs 4425
nopp 30
Years observed 1948-2025
rms 0.62
Best values
[raw, vot]

Value Standard error
Parent Dora (668)
 
ap 2.782
ep 0.195
sin(ip) 0.138
G 0.150
H 13.300
Mass
D 15.69 0.047
pV 0.039 0.0066
Value
Rotational Period 30.840
Period quality 2
Spectral Class B
Spectral Class Score 21.000
Family data
[raw, vot]

Parent Parent name Family ID Family name Cj Author Reference Method
668 Dora 0 Dora Novakovic 2019EPSC...13.1671N HCM
668 Dora 512 Dora Nesvorny doi.org/10.26033/6cg5-pt13 HCM-2020-08-14
Proper elements data
[raw, vot]

ap ep sin(ip) Author Reference Method
2.7818 0.1952 0.1378 Novakovic_Radovic_Todovic 2003A&A...403.1165K Numeric-Nov-2024
Diameter data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
13.49 3.300 3.300 Masiero 2020PSJ.....1....5M NEATM
15.69 0.047 0.047 Masiero 2011ApJ...741...68M NEATM
16.55 5.530 5.530 Masiero 2020PSJ.....1....5M NEATM
16.87 4.450 4.450 Masiero 2021PSJ.....2..162M NEATM
17.06 5.010 5.010 Masiero 2020PSJ.....1....5M NEATM
17.21 5.620 5.620 Nugent 2016AJ....152...63N NEATM
Albedo data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
0.028 0.0110 0.0170 Masiero 2021PSJ.....2..162M NEATM
0.028 0.0190 0.0190 Masiero 2020PSJ.....1....5M NEATM
0.030 0.0200 0.0200 Nugent 2016AJ....152...63N NEATM
0.034 0.0330 0.0330 Masiero 2020PSJ.....1....5M NEATM
0.034 0.0390 0.0390 Masiero 2020PSJ.....1....5M NEATM
0.049 0.0096 0.0096 Masiero 2011ApJ...741...68M NEATM
G data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
0.15 MPC-2023-12-94 MPC-2023-12-94 Phot
H data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
13.30 MPC-2023-12-04 MPC-2023-12-04 Phot
Periods
[raw, vot]

Value Quality Side real or Synodic Author Reference Method
30.8402 2 Synodic Pal 2020ApJS..247...26P Lightcurve
Spectral Class Data
[raw, vot]

Class 1 Class 2 Probability of Class 1 Probability of Class 2 Taxonomy Wavelength Author Reference Method
B Bus-DeMeo VISNIR Hasegawa 2024AJ....167..224H SPEC
C 0.950000 Mahlke VISNIR Mahlke 2022A&A...665A..26M SPEC
C B 0.840000 0.160000 Mahlke VISNIR Mahlke 2022A&A...665A..26M SPEC
C C 0.5314 0.5314 Bus-Demeo VIS Sergeyev 2021A&A...652A..59S PHOT
Ch Bus VIS Bus 2002Icar..158..146B SPEC