2003 AZ84
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- The correct title of this article is 2003 AZ84. It features superscript or subscript characters that are substituted or omitted because of technical limitations.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | C. Trujillo, M. Brown, E. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence, and M. Hicks |
| Discovery date: | January 13, 2003 |
| MPC designation: | 2003 AZ84 |
| Alternative names: | none |
| Minor planet category: | plutino |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 6964.422 Gm (46.554 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 4833.387 Gm (32.309 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 5898.905 Gm (39.432 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.181 |
| Orbital period: | 90441.418 d (247.62 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 4.70 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 214.954° |
| Inclination: | 13.595° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 252.139° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 14.917° |
| Satellites: | 1 (68 km) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 686 km[1] |
| Volume: | 2.04×108 km³ |
| Mass: | 4.1×1020? kg |
| Mean density: | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.2040? m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.3859? km/s |
| Albedo: | 0.10? |
| Temperature: | ~44 K |
| Spectral type: | B-V=0.70; V-R=0.36[2] |
| Absolute magnitude: | 3.82 |
2003 AZ84, also written as 2003 AZ84, is a Trans-Neptunian object. It was discovered on January 13, 2003 by C. Trujillo, M. Brown, E. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence, and M. Hicks at the Palomar Observatory using the Schmidt telescope. It is classified as a plutino, which means that it is in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Neptune, similar to that of Pluto.
[edit] Satellite
The discovery of a satellite of 2003 AZ84 was reported in IAUC 8812 on 22 February 2007[1]. The orbit of this satellite has yet to be determined.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html
- ^ http://www.physics.nau.edu/~tegler/research/survey.htm
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