(19308) 1996 TO66

(19308) 1996 TO66
Discovery
Discovered by Chadwick A. Trujillo,
David C. Jewitt and
Jane X. Luu
Discovery date October 12, 1996
Designations
MPC designation (19308) 1996 TO66
TNO
weak eighth-order 11:19 resonance?[1]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch JD 2456600.5 (4 November 2013)
Aphelion 48.381 AU
Perihelion 38.29 AU
43.337 AU
Eccentricity 0.11637
285.30 a (104,205 d)
133.66°
Inclination 27.4490°
355.2457°
240.01°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 200 km (assuming a Haumea-like albedo of 0.7)[3]
(<902km)[4]
7.92 h[2]
Albedo 0.7 (assumed)
Spectral type
 (Neutral)
B−V=0.68, V−R=0.39[5]
B−V=0.74; V−R=0.38[6]
4.56

    (19308) 1996 TO66 (also written (19308) 1996 TO66) is a trans-Neptunian object that was discovered in 1996 by Chadwick A. Trujillo, David C. Jewitt and Jane X. Luu.

    Origin

    Main article: Haumea family

    Based on their common pattern of IR water-ice absorptions, neutral visible spectrum[7] and the clustering of their orbital elements, the other KBOs (24835) 1995 SM55, (55636) 2002 TX300, (120178) 2003 OP32 and (145453) 2005 RR43 all appear to be collisional fragments broken off of the dwarf planet Haumea.

    References

    1. ↑ D. Ragozzine; M. E. Brown (2007-09-04). "Candidate Members and Age Estimate of the Family of Kuiper Belt Object 2003 EL61". The Astronomical Journal 134 (6): 2160–2167. arXiv:0709.0328. Bibcode:2007AJ....134.2160R. doi:10.1086/522334.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 19308 (1996 TO66)" (2003-10-18 last obs). Retrieved 2013-09-04.
    3. ↑ Dan Bruton. "Conversion of Absolute Magnitude to Diameter for Minor Planets". Department of Physics & Astronomy (Stephen F. Austin State University). Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
    4. ↑ Grundy, W. M. (2004). "Diverse albedos of small trans-neptunian objects". Icarus, 176: 22. arXiv:astro-ph/0502229. Bibcode:2005Icar..176..184G. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.01.007.
    5. ↑ Snodgrass, Carry, Dumas, Hainaut (16 December 2009). "Characterisation of candidate members of (136108) Haumea's family". The Astrophysical Journal. arXiv:0912.3171. Bibcode:2010A&A...511A..72S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913031.
    6. ↑ Tegler, Stephen C. (2007-02-01). "Kuiper Belt Object Magnitudes and Surface Colors". Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-07.
    7. ↑ Pinilla-Alonso, N.; Licandro, J.; Gil-Hutton, R.; Brunetto, R. (June 2007). "The water ice rich surface of (145453) 2005 RR43: a case for a carbon-depleted population of TNOs?". Astronomy and Astrophysics 468 (1): L25. arXiv:astro-ph/0703098. Bibcode:2007A&A...468L..25P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077294.

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