2007 VL305

2007 VL305
Discovery
Discovery date 2007
Designations
Trojan asteroid
Orbital characteristics[1][2]
Epoch 2012-Mar-14.0 (JD 2456000.5)
Aphelion 32.27 AU
Perihelion 28.13 AU
30.20 AU
Eccentricity 0.0686
166 yr (60,621 d)
358.5°
Inclination 28.0847°
188.569°
217.0°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 65–150 km
8.0[1]

    2007 VL305 is a Neptune trojan discovered on November 4, 2007, by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. It was first imaged in November 2005, and was the sixth such object to be discovered.[3] It has the same orbital period as Neptune and orbits at the L4 Lagrangian point about 60 degrees ahead of Neptune.[3]

    It has an inclination of 28 degrees.[1][3] As of September 2009, this is the highest inclination of any known Neptune trojan.[3]

    With an absolute magnitude of 8.0,[1][3] it has a diameter in the range of 65 to 150 km.[4]

    It has been observed 24 times over 4 oppositions.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2007 VL305". Retrieved 2008-05-11.
    2. ↑ AstDys-2 about 2007 VL305
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "List Of Neptune Trojans". Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
    4. ↑ "Absolute Magnitude (H)". Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.

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