Study and Analysis of the Orbital and Physical Properties of 2010 TK₇

Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh

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DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2011.211167                

Abstract

In this paper we calculate the volume, mass, gravitational attraction to the Earth, angular momentum the orbit of the Trojan asteroid (TK₇) [1]. In this paper, we use classical Newtonian mechanics to analyse some of the physical and orbital properties of the Trojan asteroid, which are still experimentally unknown. The asteroid should remain in Earth’s orbit for the next 100 years. We conclude by providing informed estimates of 2010 TK₇’s yet unknown physical properties: i.e. mass, volume, gravitational attraction to Earth and angular momentum.

Keywords

2010 TK₇, Trojan Asteroid, Universal Gravitation, Horseshoe Orbit, Angular Momentum Newton’s Laws of Motion

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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