2007 JH43

2007 JH43
Discovery
Discovered by M. E. Schwamb
M. E. Brown
D. L. Rabinowitz
Discovery date May 10, 2007
Designations
MPC designation 2007 JH43
Plutino (MPC)[1][2]
SDO (DES)[3]
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc 10650 days (29.16 yr)
Aphelion 40.564 AU (6.0683 Tm) (Q)
Perihelion 38.498 AU (5.7592 Tm) (q)
39.531 AU (5.9138 Tm) (a)
Eccentricity 0.026133 (e)
248.55 yr (90783.1 d)
175.95° (M)
Inclination 18.140° (i)
64.585° (Ω)
5.0718° (ω)
Earth MOID 37.5118 AU (5.61169 Tm)
Jupiter MOID 33.4398 AU (5.00252 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 505 km (assumed)[5]
0.09 (assumed)[5]
4.5[4]

    2007 JH43, also written as 2007 JH43, is a trans-Neptunian object with an absolute magnitude of 4.7,[4] which makes it likely a dwarf planet.[6] It came to perihelion around 1888.[4]

    Assuming a generic TNO albedo of 0.09, it is about 500 kilometres (310 mi) in diameter.[5]

    It has been observed 44 times over eight oppositions, with precovery images back to 1984.[1]

    Plutino or scattered?

    As of 2014, the Minor Planet Center (MPC) listed 2007 JH43 as a plutino (a trans-Neptunian object in 2:3 mean-motion resonance with Neptune).[1][2] However, the Deep Ecliptic Survey (DES) currently shows it as a scattered object, based on a 10-million-year integration of the orbit.[3]

    The motion of 2007 JH43 compared to Pluto.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "2007 JH43 Orbit". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
    2. 1 2 "MPEC 2010-S44 : DISTANT MINOR PLANETS (2010 OCT. 11.0 TT)". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
    3. 1 2 Marc W. Buie. "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 07JH43" (last observation: 2012/05/16 using 45 of 45 observations over 28.19 years). SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 2014-10-13.
    4. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2007 JH43)" (last observation: 2008-05-04). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
    5. 1 2 3 Wm. Robert Johnston (24 March 2015). "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
    6. "How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system?". Gps.caltech.edu. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-22.

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