(33340) 1998 VG44
Appearance
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | J. A. Larsen N. Danzel A. Gleason |
Discovery date | 14 November 1998 |
Designations | |
(33340) 1998 VG44 | |
none | |
plutino | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
Observation arc | 6291 days (17.22 yr) |
Aphelion | 49.397 AU (7.3897 Tm) |
Perihelion | 29.368 AU (4.3934 Tm) |
39.382 AU (5.8915 Tm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.25429 |
247.15 yr (90270.5 d) | |
2.7454° | |
0° 0m 14.357s / day | |
Inclination | 3.0343° |
127.99° | |
324.78° | |
Earth MOID | 28.3843 AU (4.24623 Tm) |
Jupiter MOID | 24.2172 AU (3.62284 Tm) |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 221 km |
0.09 (assumed) | |
6.5 | |
(33340) 1998 VG44 (provisional designation 1998 VG44) is a trans-Neptunian object. It has a 2:3 orbital resonance with the planet Neptune, similar to Pluto, classifying it as a plutino. Its average distance from the Sun is 39.083 AU with a perihelion of 29.354 AU and an aphelion at 48.813 AU. Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.249, and is inclined by 3°. It is about 221 km in diameter, so it is unlikely to be classified as a dwarf planet. It was discovered on November 14, 1998, by J. A. Larsen, Nicole M. Danzl and A. Gleason at the Steward Observatory.
References
[edit]- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 33340 (1998 VG44)". NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- List of Trans Neptunian Objects, Minor Planet Center
- http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html
- https://newton.spacedys.com/cgi-bin/astdys/astibo?objects:1998VG44;main[permanent dead link]
- http://asteroid.lowell.edu/
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