Astronomy:(84719) 2002 VR128
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | |
Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
Discovery date | 3 November 2002 |
Designations | |
(84719) 2002 VR128 | |
Minor planet category | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
Observation arc | 9153 days (25.06 yr) |
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 49.650 astronomical unit|AU (7.4275 Tm) |
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 28.999 AU (4.3382 Tm) |
39.325 AU (5.8829 Tm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.26257 |
Orbital period | 246.61 yr (90072.7 d) |
Mean anomaly | 73.453° |
Mean motion | 0° 0m 14.388s / day |
Inclination | 14.040° |
Longitude of ascending node | 23.152° |
287.87° | |
Earth MOID | 28.0112 AU (4.19042 Tm) |
Jupiter MOID | 24.0604 AU (3.59938 Tm) |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 448.5+42.1 −43.2 km[3] |
Geometric albedo | 0.052+0.027 −0.018[3] |
Physics | ≈ 44 K |
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Absolute magnitude (H) | |
(84719) 2002 VR128 (provisional designation 2002 VR128) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 2002 by Michael Brown and Chad Trujillo. The object is a plutino, an object in 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune.
Physical properties
The size of (84719) 2002 VR128 was measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 448.5+42.1
−43.2 km.[3] The surface of (84719) 2002 VR128 is red in the visible spectral range.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 84719 (2002 VR128)". https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2084719. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Marsden, Brian G. (2002-11-21). "MPEC 2002-W27 : 2002 MS4, 2002 QX47, 2002 VR128". IAU Minor Planet Center. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K02/K02W27.html. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Mommert, Michael; Harris, A. W.; Kiss, C.; Pál, A.; Santos-Sanz, P.; Stansberry, J.; Delsanti, A.; Vilenius, E. et al. (May 2012). "TNOs are cool: A survey of the trans-Neptunian region—V. Physical characterization of 18 Plutinos using Herschel-PACS observations". Astronomy & Astrophysics 541: A93. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118562. Bibcode: 2012A&A...541A..93M.
External links
- Orbit simulation from NASA JPL site
- Orbital details from the IAU Minor Planets Center
- (84719) 2002 VR128 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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