2015 KH162

2015 KH₁₆₂
Discovery
Discovered by	Scott Sheppard, David J. Tholen, Chad Trujillo
Discovery date	May 18, 2015
Designations
Minor planet category	TNO, Detached object, Possible dwarf planet
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 2016-Jan-13 (JD 2457400.5)
Aphelion	82.84 ± 0.48
Perihelion	41.40 ± 0.24
Semi-major axis	62.12 ± 0.36
Eccentricity	0.3335 ± 0.0077
Orbital period	489.6 ± 4.2 years
Mean anomaly	62.5 ± 1.1
Inclination	28.7989 ± 0.0033
Longitude of ascending node	200.8264 ± 0.0051
Argument of perihelion	296.19 ± 0.25
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	400-800
Apparent magnitude	~21.4 (R)
Absolute magnitude (H)	3.8

2015 KH₁₆₂ is a trans-Neptunian object and scattered disc object that was discovered in May 2015 in the constellation of Serpens using the Keck telescope and announced on February 23, 2016.^[1] It is likely a dwarf planet as it very bright for its extreme distance at 59 AU from the Sun. The diameter of 2015 KH₁₆₂ is estimated to be 400–800 kilometers.

References

↑ http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K16/K16D40.html

External links

2015 KH162 at the JPL Small-Body Database

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