(120178) 2003 OP32

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(120178) 2003 OP32
Discovery
Discovered by M. E. Brown, C. Trujillo, D. Rabinowitz[1]
Discovery date July 26, 2003
Designations
MPC designation (120178) 2003 OP32
Alternative names none
Minor planet
category
TNO (cubewano)
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 7175.166 Gm (47.963 AU)
Perihelion 5774.750 Gm (38.602 AU)
Semi-major axis 6474.958 Gm (43.282 AU)
Eccentricity 0.108
Orbital period 104007.766 d (284.76 a)
Average orbital speed 4.51 km/s
Mean anomaly 57.925°
Inclination 27.189°
Longitude of ascending node 182.940°
Argument of perihelion 69.449°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 666 km[2]
Mass 3.1×1020? kg
Mean density 2.0? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 0.1861? m/s²
Escape velocity 0.3521? km/s
Sidereal rotation
period
? d
Albedo 0.10?
Temperature ~42 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude 4.1

(120178) 2003 OP32, also written as (120178) 2003 OP32,is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) that resides in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered on July 26, 2003 by Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz.

It appears to be a fragment from the parent body (136108) 2003 EL61, along with four others ((19308) 1996 TO66, (24835) 1995 SM55, (55636) 2002 TX300, and (145453) 2005 RR43).

[edit] References

  1. ^ List Of Transneptunian Objects
  2. ^ List of known trans-Neptunian objects
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