(33001) 1997 CU29
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
David C. Jewitt Jane X. Luu Chadwick A. Trujillo Jun Chen[1] |
| Discovery date | February 6, 1997 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (33001) 1997 CU29 |
| none | |
| TNO (cubewano)[2][3] | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 6753.621 Gm (45.145 AU) |
| Perihelion | 6239.112 Gm (41.706 AU) |
| 6496.367 Gm (43.426 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.040 |
| 104524.019 d (286.17 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 4.52 km/s |
| 229.795° | |
| Inclination | 1.455° |
| 350.273° | |
| 267.544° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 211 km[4] |
| Mass | 1.3×1019? kg |
Mean density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| 0.0641? m/s² | |
| 0.1213? km/s | |
Sidereal rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~ 42 K |
Spectral type | ? |
| 6.6 | |
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(33001) 1997 CU29, also written as (33001) 1997 CU29 is a cubewano. It has a perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) at 41.660 AU and an aphelion (farthest approach from the Sun) of 45.134 AU. 1997 CU29 is about 211 km in diameter. It was discovered on February 6, 1997, by David C. Jewitt, Jane X. Luu, Chad Trujillo, and Jun Chen at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii.
References
- ↑ "List Of Transneptunian Objects". IAU–Minor Planet Center. Retrieved September 2015.
- ↑ "MPEC 2009-R09 :Distant Minor Planets (2009 SEPT. 16.0 TT)". IAU Minor Planet Center. September 4, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ↑ Marc W. Buie (December 12, 2001). "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 33001". SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ↑ List of known trans-Neptunian objects
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