(612533) 2002 XV93 (provisional designation 2002 XV93) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) with an absolute magnitude of 5.4.[5] A 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune makes it a plutino.[2]
![]() 2002 XV93 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2005 | |
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | M. W. Buie |
Discovery date | 10 December 2002 |
Designations | |
(612533) 2002 XV93 | |
plutino[2] | |
Orbital characteristics[3] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
Observation arc | 6582 days (18.02 yr) |
Earliest precovery date | 16 October 1990 |
Aphelion | 44.427 AU (6.6462 Tm) (Q) |
Perihelion | 34.405 AU (5.1469 Tm) (q) |
39.416 AU (5.8965 Tm) (a) | |
Eccentricity | 0.12713 (e) |
247.47 yr (90387.1 d) | |
282.08° (M) | |
0° 0m 14.338s / day (n) | |
Inclination | 13.281° (i) |
19.170° (Ω) | |
≈ 20 March 2070[4] ±5 days | |
163.53° (ω) | |
Earth MOID | 33.4096 AU (4.99801 Tm) |
Jupiter MOID | 28.9574 AU (4.33197 Tm) |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 549.2+21.7 −23.0 km[5] |
0.040+0.020 −0.015[5] | |
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21.1[6] | |
Orbit and rotation
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/2002xv93-19920928.gif/220px-2002xv93-19920928.gif)
2002 XV93 is locked in 2:3 resonance with Neptune, which means that when it makes two revolutions around the Sun, Neptune makes exactly three.[2]
The rotation period of this object is not known.
Physical characteristics
The size of 2002 XV93 has been measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 549.2+21.7
−23.0 km.[5]
References
External links
- (612533) 2002 XV93 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- (612533) 2002 XV93 at ESA–space situational awareness
- (612533) 2002 XV93 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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