1998 KY26

1998 KY26
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 0°
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

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  1998 KY26 in Orbiter

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  Orbits of the inner planets including 1998 KY26. From JPL Horizons.