Bagby's Moons

This object is hypothetical.

This object is hypothetical, and was proposed to explain a phenomenon or occurrence. Note that such object has not been discovered or observed.

Bagby’s Moons
Hypothesis Data
Theorized By	John P. Bagby
Theorized On	1966 to 1969
Physical Characteristics
Diameter	Stated to be small
Number of Moons	10
Orbital Characteristics
Semi-Major Axis	14,065 Km 8,740 Mi
Perihelion	680 Km 422.5 Mi
Aphelion	14,700 Km 9,134 Mi
Eccentricity	0.498
Other
Disproven?	Uncertain
Reason for?	To explain the perturbations of artificial satellites

Between 1966 and 1969, John P. Bagby, had claimed to have spotted over 10 small natural satellites orbiting Earth. These natural satellites, referred to as "Bagby's Moons" for simplicity, were speculated by Bagby to be fragments of a larger object that broke up back in December 1955.

Using artificial satellite data collected from the Goddard Satellite Situation Report, Bagby speculated that the perturbation's of multiple artificial satellites were the results of these said moons. Unaware that the values within the publication are mostly approximations. To date, neither of the 10 natural satellites have been observed ever since.

Properties

Bagby's Moons are presumably small, irregular-shaped natural satellites, likely akin to many minor moons that orbit the outer planets of the Solar System.

According to Bagby, the 10 natural satellites had a semi-major axis of around 14,065 kilometers. The satellite's perihelion was estimated to be 680 kilometers, and their aphelion estimated at around 14,700 kilometers. It's unclear if these estimates refers to one of the natural satellites in general, or possibly all ten of them.