Astronomy:(523674) 2013 MA12

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Short description: Cubewano asteroid in the Kuiper belt


(523674) 2013 MA12
Discovery[1]
Discovered byPan-STARRS 1
Discovery siteHaleakalā Obs.
Discovery date26 July 2011
Designations
(523674) 2013 MA12
2013 MA12
Minor planet categoryTNO[2] · cubewano[3]
p-DP[4] · distant[1]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter· 2[1]
Observation arc6.17 yr (2,254 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}44.275 AU
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}39.079 AU
41.677 AU
Eccentricity0.0623
Orbital period269.06 yr (98,276 d)
Mean anomaly254.40°
Mean motion0° 0m 13.32s / day
Inclination23.334°
Longitude of ascending node114.98°
314.83°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter336 km (est.)[3]
343 km (est.)[4]
Geometric albedo0.08 (assumed)[4]
0.09 (assumed)[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)5.6[1][2]


(523674) 2013 MA12 (provisional designation 2013 MA12) is a classical trans-Neptunian object and dwarf planet candidate from the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System, approximately 340 kilometers (210 miles) in diameter. The cubewano belongs to the hot population. It was discovered on 26 July 2011, by astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, United States.[1]

Orbit and classification

2013 MA12 orbits the Sun at a distance of 39.1–44.3 AU once every 269 years and 1 month (98,276 days; semi-major axis of 41.68 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.06 and an inclination of 23° with respect to the ecliptic.[2]

As a cubewano, also known as classical Kuiper belt object, it is located in between the resonant plutino and twotino populations and has a low-eccentricity orbit. With an inclination above 8°, it belongs to the "stirred" hot population rather than to the cold population with low inclinations. The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation in July 2011 at Haleakala Observatory.[1]

Numbering and naming

This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018, together with hundreds of other centaurs, trans-Neptunian and near-Earth objects (see catalog entries from 523585 to 523800). This object received the number 523674 in the minor planet catalog (M.P.C. 111779).[5] As of 2018, it has not been named.[1]

Physical characteristics

According to the American astronomer Michael Brown, 2013 MA12 measures 343 kilometers in diameter based on an assumed albedo of 0.08.[4] On his website, Brown lists this object as a "possible" dwarf planet (200–400 km), which is the category with the lowest certainty in his 5-class taxonomic system.[4] Similarly, Johnston's archive estimates a diameter 336 kilometers using an albedo of 0.09.[3]

As of 2018, no spectroscopic or photometric observations have been made. The body's spectral type, color indices, rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.[2][6]

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