Astronomy:2014 JM80

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2014 JM80
Discovery [1]
Discovered byPan-STARRS 1
Discovery siteHaleakala Obs.
(first observed only)
Discovery date7 May 2014
Designations
2014 JM80
Minor planet categoryTNO[2] · SDO [3][4]
distant[1]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 4
Observation arc2.93 yr (1,070 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}80.184 AU
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}45.965 AU
63.074 AU
Eccentricity0.2713
Orbital period500.94 yr (182,969 d)
Mean anomaly343.18°
Mean motion0° 0m 7.2s / day
Inclination20.479°
Longitude of ascending node182.43°
96.342°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter329 km[5]
352 km[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)5.5[1][2]


2014 JM80 is a trans-Neptunian object from the scattered disc in the outermost Solar System, approximately 340 kilometers (210 miles) in diameter. It was first observed on 7 May 2014 by the Pan-STARRS-1 survey at the Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, in the United States.[1] According to American astronomer Michael Brown, it is "possibly" a dwarf planet.[3][5]

Orbit and classification

2014 JM80 orbits the Sun at a distance of 46.0–80.2 AU once every 500 years and 11 months (182,969 days; semi-major axis of 63.07 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.27 and an inclination of 20° with respect to the ecliptic.[2]

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