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Asteroid 2100 Ra-Shalom


The name of the asteroid refers to the Egyptian god Ra and the Hebrew word Shalom.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

Alternate designation1978 RA, 1975 TB
ClassificationAten, NEO

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2451342,5
Semi major axis0,8320 AU
Period [Julian yrs]0,759 Julian years
Inclination15,751 °
Eccentricity0,4366
Lon. of ascending node170,917 °
Argument of perihelion355,984 °
Passage of perihelion1999-Jul-23.902631
Aphelion distance1,1953 AU
Mean anomaly306,881 °

Physical Data
Radius1,70 km
Rotation period19,7998 days
Absolute magnitude (H)16,05
Magnitude Slope (G)0,12
Color index (B-V)0,712
Geometric albedo0,06
Spectral classXc

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererEleanor Francis Helin
Discovered1978-09-10

Data File
Data File Name2100_Ra_Shalom.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00