(79978) 1999 CC158
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | David C. Jewitt, Chad Trujillo, Jane X. Luu, Scott S. Sheppard |
| Discovery date: | February 15, 1999 |
| MPC designation: | (79978) 1999 CC158 |
| Alternative names: | none |
| Minor planet category: | TNO (Scattered disc object) |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Aphelion distance: | 68.544 AU |
| Perihelion distance: | 39.108 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 53.826 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.273 |
| Mean anomaly: | 35.2° |
| Inclination: | 18.7° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 337.0° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 101.6° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 304 km |
| Albedo: | 0.09 (assumed) |
| Absolute magnitude: | 5.8 |
(79978) 1999 CC158, also written as (79978) 1999 CC158, is a trans-Neptunian object that resides in the scattered disc region of the Solar System. It was discovered on February 15, 1999 at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii
[edit] References
- 1. http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/TNOs.html
- 2. http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html
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