2002 CY248
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | D. E. Trilling, L. H. Wasserman, E. I. Chiang, J. R. Lovering |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, United States |
| Discovery date | 2002 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2002 CY248 |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 4 | |
| Observation arc | 4021 days (11.01 yr) |
| Aphelion | 53.097 AU (7.9432 Tm) |
| Perihelion | 39.805 AU (5.9547 Tm) |
| 46.451 AU (6.9490 Tm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.14308 |
| 316.59 yr (115634 d) | |
| 231.74° | |
| Inclination | 7.0228° |
| 300.6795° | |
| 335.89° | |
| Earth MOID | 38.788 AU (5.8026 Tm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 34.5731 AU (5.17206 Tm) |
| Proper orbital elements | |
Proper mean motion | 223.462 deg / yr |
Proper orbital period |
1.61101 yr (588.422 d) |
Precession of perihelion | 338.641 arcsec / yr |
Precession of the ascending node | 300.701 arcsec / yr |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 383 km (diameter)[3] |
| 0.08 (expected from theory)[4] | |
| 5.3[2] | |
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2002 CY248, also written 2002 CY248, is a large classical Kuiper belt object[5] with an absolute magnitude of 5.0 and an albedo of 0.07.[1] It is about 383 kilometres (238 mi) in diameter.[3] It is possibly a dwarf planet.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "MPEC 2004-E32 : 2002 CZ154, 2002 CY248, 2002 CD251, 2002 XH91, 2003 FK127, 2003 FH129". Minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2002 CY248)" (2013-02-09 last obs; arc: 11.01 years). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html
- 1 2 Michael E. Brown. "How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system? (updates daily)". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ↑ "List of known trans-Neptunian objects". Johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
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