(248590) 2006 CS

(248590) 2006 CS
Discovery
Discovered by	Siding Spring Survey
Discovery date	1 February 2006
Designations
MPC designation	(248590) 2006 CS
Minor planet category	NEO · Apollo; extinct comet
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 13 September 2023 (JD 2460200.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	9207 days (25.21 yr)
Aphelion	4.94567 AU (739.862 Gm)
Perihelion	0.88395 AU (132.237 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.91481 AU (436.049 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.6967
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.976 yr (1817.7 d)
Mean anomaly	179.5311°
Inclination	52.2976°
Longitude of ascending node	172.4120°
Argument of perihelion	346.4278°
Earth MOID	0.1006 AU (15.05 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	0.3293 AU (49.26 Gm)
TJupiter	2.442
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	4.73 ± 0.84 km
Absolute magnitude (H)	16.32

(248590) 2006 CS is an asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group and probably a dormant Jupiter family comet.^[2] It was discovered on 1 February 2006 by the Siding Spring Survey.^[1] The object has been suggested to be the progenitor body of the β Tucanids or δ Mensids meteor showers, being, according to Diego Janches et al, a better candidate than the previously suggested comet C/1976 D1 (Bradfield). They also suggest the two showers are actually one and the same.^[3] The meteor shower produced outbursts in 2020 and 2024.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (248590) 2006 CS" (2021-09-20 last obs and observation arc=25.21 years). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Green, Daniel (21 March 2024). "BETA-TUCANIDS METEOR SHOWER 2024". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 5372. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
^ Janches, Diego; Bruzzone, Juan Sebastian; Weryk, Robert J.; Hormaechea, Jose Luis; Wiegert, Paul; Brunini, Claudio (1 May 2020). "Observations of an Unexpected Meteor Shower Outburst at High Ecliptic Southern Latitude and Its Potential Origin". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 895 (1): L25. Bibcode:2020ApJ...895L..25J. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ab9181. hdl:11336/141486.

External links

(248590) 2006 CS at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- Ephemerides · Observation prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Observational info · Close approaches · Physical info · Orbit animation
(248590) 2006 CS at ESA–space situational awareness
- Ephemerides · Observations · Orbit · Physical properties · Summary
(248590) 2006 CS at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

[jpldata-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (248590) 2006 CS" (2021-09-20 last obs and observation arc=25.21 years). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

[CBET5372-2] Green, Daniel (21 March 2024). "BETA-TUCANIDS METEOR SHOWER 2024". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 5372. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

[3] Janches, Diego; Bruzzone, Juan Sebastian; Weryk, Robert J.; Hormaechea, Jose Luis; Wiegert, Paul; Brunini, Claudio (1 May 2020). "Observations of an Unexpected Meteor Shower Outburst at High Ecliptic Southern Latitude and Its Potential Origin". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 895 (1): L25. Bibcode:2020ApJ...895L..25J. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ab9181. hdl:11336/141486.

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