1993 RP
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
David C. Jewitt Jane X. Luu |
| Discovery date | September 15, 1993 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | none |
| 1993 RP | |
| TNO (plutino) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 5947.882 Gm (39.759 AU) |
| Perihelion | 5249.620 Gm (35.092 AU) |
| 5598.751 Gm (37.425 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.062 |
|
228.96 yr (83,627 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 4.86 km/s |
| 17.149° | |
| Inclination | 2.674° |
| 192.174° | |
| 184.859° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 70? km |
| Mass | 3.6×1017? kg |
Mean density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| 0.0196? m/s² | |
| 0.0370? km/s | |
Sidereal rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~45 K |
Spectral type | ? |
| 9.39 | |
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1993 RP is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) of the plutino class. It was discovered a day after (385185) 1993 RO and a day before (15788) 1993 SB. The discovery was made in 1993 at the Mauna Kea Observatory with a 2.2 m telescope. Very little is known about the object.
References
External links
- list of known TNOs, including size estimates
- MPC Minor Planet Lists
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
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