(120178) 2003 OP32
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | M. E. Brown, C. Trujillo, D. Rabinowitz[1] |
| Discovery date: | July 26, 2003 |
| MPC designation: | (120178) 2003 OP32 |
| Alternative names: | none |
| Minor planet category: | TNO (cubewano) |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 7175.166 Gm (47.963 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 5774.750 Gm (38.602 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 6474.958 Gm (43.282 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.108 |
| Orbital period: | 104007.766 d (284.76 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 4.51 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 57.925° |
| Inclination: | 27.189° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 182.940° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 69.449° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 666 km[2] |
| Mass: | 3.1×1020? kg |
| Mean density: | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.1861? m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.3521? km/s |
| Sidereal rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | 0.10? |
| Temperature: | ~42 K |
| Spectral type: | ? |
| Absolute magnitude: | 4.1 |
(120178) 2003 OP32, also written as (120178) 2003 OP32,is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) that resides in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered on July 26, 2003 by Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz.
[edit] References
- ^ http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/TNOs.html
- ^ http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html
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