(119068) 2001 KC77

(119068) 2001 KC₇₇

Discovery
Discovered by	M. W. Buie[1]
Discovery date	23 May 2001
Designations
Minor planet category	TNO 2:5 resonance[2]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 4
Observation arc	1449 days (3.97 yr)
Aphelion	75.146 AU (11.2417 Tm)
Perihelion	35.383 AU (5.2932 Tm)
Semi-major axis	55.264 AU (8.2674 Tm)
Eccentricity	0.35975
Orbital period	410.84 yr (150059 d)
Average orbital speed	3.85 km/s
Mean anomaly	13.446°
Mean motion	0° 0^m 8.636^s / day
Inclination	12.895°
Longitude of ascending node	57.804°
Argument of perihelion	179.735°
Earth MOID	34.3701 AU (5.14169 Tm)
Jupiter MOID	29.9937 AU (4.48699 Tm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	6.022
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	201 km[4]
Geometric albedo	0.10?
Temperature	~37 K
Absolute magnitude (H)	6.7

(119068) 2001 KC₇₇, also written as (119068) 2001 KC77, is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) that resides in the Kuiper belt region of the Solar System. It was discovered on May 23, 2001 by Marc W. Buie.

It is in a 2:5 orbital resonance with the planet Neptune.^[2]

References

1. List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects
2. Marc W. Buie (2005-05-11). "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 119068". (using 21 observations) SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 2009-01-29.
3. "119068 (2001 KC77)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
4. List of known trans-Neptunian objects Archived 20 June 2007 at WebCite

External links

• (119068) 2001 KC77 at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters