Astronomy:2010 VR11
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| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | D. Rabinowitz, M. Schwamb, S. Tourtellotte |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory, Germany |
| Discovery date | November 2, 2010 |
| Designations | |
| 2010 VR11 | |
| Minor planet category | cubewano[2] SCATEXTD[3] |
| Orbital characteristics[5][6] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 4 | |
| Observation arc | 1560 days (4.27 yr) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 47.706 astronomical unit|AU (7.1367 Tm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 35.300 AU (5.2808 Tm) |
| 41.503 AU (6.2088 Tm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.14945 |
| Orbital period | 267.38 yr (97661.5 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 320.69° |
| Mean motion | 0° 0m 13.27s /day |
| Inclination | 30.924° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 86.702° |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | ≈ 25 August 2044[4] ±4 days |
| 36.398° | |
| Earth MOID | 34.3629 AU (5.14062 Tm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 30.2897 AU (4.53127 Tm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~350 km (assumed)[7] |
| Geometric albedo | 0.08 (assumed)[7] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 5.5,[2] 5.4[6] |
2010 VR11, also written 2010 VR11, is a Kuiper belt object[5] with an absolute magnitude of 5.6.[2] Assuming an albedo of 0.08, it is estimated to be about 350 kilometres (220 mi) in diameter.[7] Astronomer Mike Brown lists it as possibly a dwarf planet.[7]
References
- ↑ "List Of Transneptunian Objects". Minorplanetcenter.net. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/TNOs.html. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "IAU Minor Planet Center". Minorplanetcenter.net. 2010-11-02. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2010+VR11. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ↑ Marc W. Buie. "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 10VR11". SwRI (Space Science Department). http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~buie/kbo/astrom/10VR11.html. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ↑ JPL Horizons Observer Location: @sun (Perihelion occurs when deldot changes from negative to positive. Uncertainty in time of perihelion is 3-sigma.)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Alan Chamberlin. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2010VR11. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2010 VR11)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2010VR11;cad=1.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system?". Gps.caltech.edu. 2013-11-01. http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/dps.html. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
External links
- 2010 VR11 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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