(60608) 2000 EE173

2000 EE173
Discovery
Discovered by C. Trujillo, J. X. Luu, W. Evans[1]
Discovery date March 3, 2000
Designations
Alternate name(s) none
Minor planet
category
SDO
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 11471.236 Gm (76.680 AU)
Perihelion 3378.892 Gm (22.586 AU)
Semi-major axis 7425.064 Gm (49.633 AU)
Eccentricity 0.545
Orbital period 127720.494 d (349.68 a)
Average orbital speed 3.89 km/s
Mean anomaly 359.699°
Inclination 5.952°
Longitude of ascending node 294.119°
Argument of perihelion 235.589°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 84 km[2]
Mass 6.2×1017? kg
Mean density 2.0? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 0.0235? m/s²
Escape velocity 0.0444? km/s
Rotation period ? d
Albedo 0.10?
Temperature ~40 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude (H) 8.6

(60608) 2000 EE173, also written as (60608) 2000 EE173, is a Trans-Neptunian object discovered in 2000 by N. Wyn Evans, Jane X. Luu and Chadwick A. Trujillo. It has a highly eccentric orbit which takes 366 years to complete.

References

  1. ^ List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects
  2. ^ List of known trans-Neptunian objects