Merman

05456, 1979 GS, 1979GS, 1979 HH3, 1979HH3, 1979 KK1, 1979KK1, 1982 BK11, 1982BK11, 1991 RB6, 1991RB6, J79G00S, J79H03H, J79K01K, J82B11K, J91R06B

All data for this body: [vot]

MPC data
Name (number) Merman (5456)
a 2.35799
e 0.05007
i / sin(i) 7.0263 / 0.12233
q 2.23993
Q 2.47606
ω 143.9023
Node 44.0264
m 278.6365
n 0.2722
Epoch 2460800.5
nobs 10870
nopp 25
Years observed 1979-2025
rms 0.43
Best values
[raw, vot]

Value Standard error
Parent Vesta (4)
 
ap 2.357
ep 0.091
sin(ip) 0.112
G 0.150
H 13.490
Mass
D 4.22 7.860
pV 0.626 0.3530
Value
Rotational Period 5.848
Period quality 3
Spectral Class S
Spectral Class Score 3.996
Family data
[raw, vot]

Parent Parent name Family ID Family name Cj Author Reference Method
4 Vesta 0 Vesta Novakovic 2019EPSC...13.1671N HCM
4 Vesta 401 Vesta Nesvorny doi.org/10.26033/6cg5-pt13 HCM-2020-08-14
Proper elements data
[raw, vot]

ap ep sin(ip) Author Reference Method
2.3572 0.0910 0.1120 Novakovic_Radovic_Todovic 2003A&A...403.1165K Numeric-Nov-2024
Diameter data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
4.22 7.860 7.860 Masiero 2012ApJ...759L...8M NEATM
Albedo data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
0.626 0.3530 0.3530 Masiero 2012ApJ...759L...8M 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
13.49 MPC-2023-12-04 MPC-2023-12-04 Phot
Periods
[raw, vot]

Value Quality Side real or Synodic Author Reference Method
5.8482 3 Synodic Arminski 2022MPBu...49..296A Lightcurve
5.85286 2 Sidereal Durech 2020A&A...643A..59D Model
5.85293 2 Sidereal Durech 2023A&A...675A..24D Model
Spectral Class Data
[raw, vot]

Class 1 Class 2 Probability of Class 1 Probability of Class 2 Taxonomy Wavelength Author Reference Method
S 0.666 Bus-Demeo VIS Sergeyev 2022A&A...658A.109S PHOT