Peregrine Ash
Peregrine — the wanderer. Ash — for its dark, reddish surface.
Official designation: pending verificationRegistry name, not an IAU name
Procedural illustration — not a measured shape
- D-type
- Available at launch
- Celestial tier
- Preview data
Locked in rhythm with Jupiter.
Indicative launch price
0.6 ETH
Planned for the launch sale.
Indicative only and not an offer. Currency, final price and fees are planned and subject to legal review.
Marketplace opens in Phase 3 — join the waitlist. Tokens are digital collectibles and registry entries; they convey no ownership of the asteroid.
Measured in light and motion
Each figure is catalogued or derived from the orbit with standard formulas — period from Kepler's third law, brightness from size and albedo. Preview data until verification.
Diameter
019.6km
Mean width of the body, end to end.
≈ 91 football pitches laid end to end
Geometric albedo
020.05
How reflective the surface is, compared with an ideal white disc.
Within the typical D-type range (0.02–0.08)
Rotation period
0312.9h
The length of its day — one full spin on its axis.
Spins ≈ 1.9 times in one Earth day
Absolute magnitude H
0414.0
Intrinsic brightness, from size and albedo. Lower is brighter.
≈ 18,000× fainter than Ceres at the same distance
Orbital period
057.91yr
One lap around the Sun, from Kepler’s third law.
A year here lasts ≈ 2,889 Earth days
Perihelion · Aphelion
06q3.26AU
Q4.68AU
Closest and farthest distance from the Sun. 1 AU is the Sun–Earth distance.
Sunlight is ≈ 2.1× stronger at perihelion than at aphelion
Mean orbital speed
0714.9km/s
Average speed along the orbit (circular approximation).
Would cross Earth’s diameter in ≈ 14.2 minutes
Inclination
088.6°
Tilt of the orbit against the ecliptic, the plane of Earth’s orbit.
≈ 1.7× the tilt of the Moon’s orbit (5.1°)
Its path around the Sun
Drawn to scale with the Sun at one focus. The body moves by Kepler's equation — fast near the Sun, slow far from it — while the planets keep their true relative pace.
To scale · Kepler-correct motion
Side view
i = 8.6°
tilt to the ecliptic
- Peregrine Ash
- Sun
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Main belt
- r
- 4.06 AU
- v
- 14.6 km/s
- t
- +0 yr
- 1 yr ≈
- 3 s
Live distance from the Sun (r) and orbital speed (v, from the vis-viva equation). It quickens near perihelion — Kepler’s second law.
Orbit class
Hilda
Locked in a 3:2 resonance with Jupiter at ≈3.7–4.2 AU.
| Symbol | Element | Value |
|---|---|---|
| a | Semi-major axisAverage distance from the Sun | 3.97 AU |
| e | Eccentricity0 is a circle; closer to 1, more stretched | 0.18 |
| i | InclinationTilt to the ecliptic | 8.6° |
| q | Periheliona (1 − e) | 3.255 AU |
| Q | Apheliona (1 + e) | 4.685 AU |
| P | Orbital periodP² = a³ (Kepler’s third law) | 7.91 yr |
| Orbit classDerived from q, Q, a and i | Hilda |
The story of Peregrine Ash
A Hilda-group asteroid in 3:2 resonance with Jupiter: three laps around the Sun for every two of the giant planet's. A primitive D-type body from the cold outer belt.
The name
Peregrine Ash
Peregrine — the wanderer. Ash — for its dark, reddish surface.
An Asteria registry name. Official minor-planet names are approved by the IAU's Working Group Small Bodies Nomenclature and cannot be bought. Registry vs official names
Composition
D-typePrimitive red
Very dark, reddish material thought to be rich in organics and ices.
Dark, red bodies common among Jupiter Trojans and in the outer belt — likely formed far from the Sun.
A certificate for the name
At launch, each registry entry is planned to come with a digital certificate. This live preview is built from this entry's data.
Registry name “Peregrine Ash” and ID ASR-0013
Spectral class, 9.6 km diameter and Hilda orbit
An optional personal dedication line
A reference to the token that records it (planned)
The record, in plain JSON
This is the metadata a token for this entry would carry when minting opens. Nothing has been minted yet.
name · description · image
Standard ERC-721 metadata fields that wallets and marketplaces already understand.
attributes
Traits such as spectral class, orbit class and tier, ready for filtering.
asteria
The full registry record: orbit, physical data, name meaning, data sources.
disclaimer
Stated in the token itself: a registry name, not an official one; no property right.
ipfs://<cid> is a placeholder: media is planned to be pinned to IPFS at mint.
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Catalogued
Complete · previewOrbit, size, albedo and spectral class recorded in the preview catalogue. Period, brightness and orbit class are computed from them.
Data & sources - 02
Verification
PendingTo be cross-checked against public small-body databases such as the JPL Small-Body Database and the Minor Planet Center. Official designation: pending verification.
- 03
Registry entry
PreviewRegistry ID ASR-0013 and the name “Peregrine Ash” are held in the preview registry. The permanent on-chain registry is planned.
Registry vs official names - 04
Token mint
PlannedOne ERC-721 token per entry, carrying the metadata above. Chain, contracts and a third-party audit come first.
Roadmap - 05
Named
PlannedThe naming ceremony and its digital certificate open with the marketplace in Phase 3.
How naming works