It orbits the Sun at a distance of 5.0–5.2 AU once every 11 years and 7 months (4,238 days; semi-major axis of 5.12 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.02 and an inclination of 17° with respect to the ecliptic.[2] The body's observation arc begins with its first observation as 1982 BX14 at Palomar Observatory in January 1982, more than 16 years prior to its official discovery observation at Socorro.[1]
Since then, follow-up observations by Daniel Coley and Robert Stephens at the Center for Solar System Studies during 2013–2017 gave four more refined lightcurves, with the best-rated one from January 2017 showing a rotation period of 15.129±0.002 hours and an amplitude of 0.26 magnitude (U=3).[7][12][13][14][a]
Diameter and albedo
According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, 1999 NV27 measures 50.86 and 53.10 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.067 and 0.069, respectively.[5][6] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for a carbonaceous asteroid of 0.057 and calculates a diameter of 55.67 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 10.0.[8]
100+ largest Jupiter trojans
Largest Jupiter Trojans by survey(A) (mean-diameter in kilometers; YoD: Year of Discovery)
Note: missing data was completed with figures from the JPL SBDB (query) and from the LCDB (query form) for the WISE/NEOWISE and SIMPS catalogs, respectively. These figures are given in italics. Also, listing is incomplete above #100.
Notes
^ abLightcurve plots of (15502) 1999 NV27 from Aug 2013, Oct 2014, Dec 2015 and Jan 2017 by Daniel Coley and Robert Stephens at the Center for Solar System Studies (U80) and (U81). Quality code is 3/2+/3/3 (lightcurve rating at CS3). Summary figures at the LCDB and CS3.
^French, Linda M.; Stephens, Robert D.; Coley, Daniel R.; Wasserman, Lawrence H.; Vilas, Faith; La Rocca, Daniel (October 2013). "A Troop of Trojans: Photometry of 24 Jovian Trojan Asteroids". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 40 (4): 198–203. Bibcode:2013MPBu...40..198F. ISSN1052-8091.
^Stephens, Robert D.; Coley, Daniel R.; Warner, Brian D.; French, Linda M. (October 2016). "Lightcurves of Jovian Trojan Asteroids from the Center for Solar System Studies: L4 Greek Camp and Spies". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 43 (4): 323–331. Bibcode:2016MPBu...43..323S. ISSN1052-8091.
^Stephens, Robert D.; French, Linda M.; Davitt, Chelsea; Coley, Daniel R. (April 2014). "At the Scaean Gates: Observations Jovian Trojan Asteroids, July- December 2013". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 41 (2): 95–100. Bibcode:2014MPBu...41...95S. ISSN1052-8091.
^Stephens, Robert D.; Coley, Daniel R.; French, Linda M. (July 2015). "Dispatches from the Trojan Camp - Jovian Trojan L5 Asteroids Observed from CS3: 2014 October - 2015 January". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 42 (3): 216–224. Bibcode:2015MPBu...42R.216S. ISSN1052-8091.