(613766) 2007 NC7 (provisional designation 2007 NC7) is a trans-Neptunian object and centaur from the outer Solar System, approximately 106 kilometers in diameter. It was first observed on 11 July 2007, by American astronomers Megan Schwamb, Michael Brown and David Rabinowitz at Palomar Observatory in California.[2]
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. E. Schwamb M. E. Brown D. Rabinowitz |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 11 July 2007 |
| Designations | |
| 2007 NC7 | |
| TNO[3] · centaur[4][5] distant[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
| Observation arc | 7.12 yr (2,599 days) |
| Aphelion | 51.452 AU |
| Perihelion | 16.867 AU |
| 34.160 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.5062 |
| 199.65 yr (72,924 d) | |
| 37.817° | |
| 0° 0m 17.64s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.3015° |
| 324.12° | |
| 286.77° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 106 km (calculated)[6] |
| 0.09 (assumed)[6] | |
| 8.1[3] | |
The object has a high eccentricity of 0.49. It comes within 17 AU of the Sun (inside the orbit of Uranus) and goes as far as 50 AU at aphelion (near the Kuiper cliff). It passed perihelion in September 1996.
For comparison, among the well-established, highly eccentric orbits formally classified as plutinos, the orbit of (15788) 1993 SB has an eccentricity of 0.318.
It has only been observed twenty-six times over four oppositions.[3]
References
External links
- List of known Trans-Neptunian Objects, Johnston's Archive
- (613766) 2007 NC7 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- (613766) 2007 NC7 at the JPL Small-Body Database