(130391) 2000 JG81

(130391) 2000 JG81
Discovery[1]
Discovered by La Silla Observatory
Discovery date 6 May 2000
Designations
MPC designation (130391) 2000 JG81
none
twotino[2][3]
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch 9 December 2014 (JD 2457000.5)
(uncertainty=3)
Aphelion 60.779 AU
Perihelion 34.115 AU
47.447 AU
Eccentricity 0.28099
326.83 yr (119,375 d)
0.00302°/d
20.420°
Inclination 23.451°
45.956°
169.21°
Physical characteristics
Albedo 0.09 (assumed)
7.9

    (130391) 2000 JG81, also written as 2000 JG81, is a trans-Neptunian object that resides in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered on 6 May 2000 at the La Silla Observatory in Chile.[4]

    It is in a 2:1 orbital resonance with the planet Neptune.

    When it was first discovered in 2000, it was assumed to be a plutino at perihelion.[5]

    References

    1. "List Of Transneptunian Objects". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved September 2015.
    2. "MPEC 2009-J35 :Distant Minor Planets (2009 MAY 29.0 TT)". Minor Planet Center. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
    3. Marc W. Buie (28 April 2008). "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 130391". SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 2009-05-12.
    4. 1 2 "130391 (2000 JG81)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser (2007-05-02 last obs). Retrieved September 2015.
    5. "MPEC 2000-K31: 2000 JF81, 2000 JG81, 2000 JH81, 2000 KK4, 2000 KL4". Minor Planet Center. 29 May 2000. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-01-30.


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