2010 FX86

2010 FX₈₆
Discovery^[1]
Discovered by	Observers S. S. Sheppard, A. Udalski, I. Soszynski
Discovery site	Las Campanas Observatory, Chile
Discovery date	17 March 2010
Designations
MPC designation	2010 FX₈₆
Minor planet category	Cubewano^[2]
Orbital characteristics^[3]
Epoch JD 2456400.5 (2013-04-18.0)
Aphelion	49.459 AU
Perihelion	43.922 AU
Semi-major axis	46.690 AU
Eccentricity	0.0593
Orbital period	319.04 yr (116,530 d)
Mean anomaly	280.617°
Inclination	25.1785°
Longitude of ascending node	310.823°
Argument of perihelion	355.508°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	230–598 km (diameter)
Sidereal rotation period	15.8 hr^[3]
Albedo	0.09 (assumed)^[4]
Absolute magnitude (H)	4.3^[1]^[3]

2010 FX₈₆, also written 2010 FX86, is a relatively bright classical Kuiper belt object^[3]^[5] with an absolute magnitude of 4.3.^[1] It is estimated to be about 600 kilometres (370 mi) in diameter.^[4] Astronomer Mike Brown lists it as likely a dwarf planet.^[4]

References

1 2 3 "MPEC 2010-G57 : 2010 FX86". Minorplanetcenter.org. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
↑ "IAU Minor Planet Center". Minorplanetcenter.net. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
1 2 3 4 Alan Chamberlin. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
1 2 3 Michael E. Brown. "How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system? (updates daily)". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
↑ "MPEC 2011-F17 : 2010 FX86". Minorplanetcenter.org. Retrieved 2014-06-13.

External links

2010 FX86 at the JPL Small-Body Database

Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

Dwarf planets

Asteroid belt	IAU: Ceres No longer rounded and therefore not dwarf planets: Vesta (disrupted out of equilibrium)

Centaurs	Possibly: Chariklo Chiron

Centaurs (extended)	Possibly: 1995 SN55 Ceto 2010 TY53

Plutinos	IAU: Pluto Additional objects proposed by Brown and Tancredi: Orcus Ixion 2003 AZ₈₄ 2004 UX₁₀ Huya Possibly: 2003 UZ413 2003 VS₂ 2002 VR₁₂₈ 2004 PF₁₁₅ 2002 XV93 2007 JH43 2001 QF298

Twotinos	Possibly: 2002 WC₁₉

Other resonances/ unknown resonances:	IAU: Haumea Possibly: 2012 BX₈₅ 2002 XW₉₃ 1999 DE₉ 1999 KR₁₆ 2001 YH₁₄₀ 2011 GM27 2010 VK201 2013 FZ27 2014 UM33 1999 CD158

Cubewanos:	IAU: Makemake Additional objects proposed by Brown and Tancredi: 2002 MS₄ Salacia Quaoar Varuna Varda 2004 GV₉ 2002 AW₁₉₇ 2002 TX₃₀₀ 2005 RR₄₃ 2003 OP₃₂ 2005 RN₄₃ Possibly: Chaos Altjira Sila-Nunam 2002 UX₂₅ 2007 JJ₄₃ 2005 UQ₅₁₃ 2004 TY₃₆₄ 2003 QW₉₀ 1998 SN₁₆₅ 2002 KX₁₄ 2004 NT33 2010 FX86 2002 CY248 2010 VR11 Rhadamanthus

Scattered disc	IAU: Eris Additional objects proposed by Brown and Tancredi: 2007 OR₁₀ 1996 TL₆₆ 2001 UR₁₆₃ 2005 RM₄₃ Possibly: 2002 TC₃₀₂ 2004 XA₁₉₂ 2005 QU₁₈₂ 2006 QH181 2007 UK₁₂₆ 2010 EK139 2010 KZ39 2010 RE64 2010 RF43 2010 TJ 2013 FY27 2008 OG19 1996 GQ₂₁ 2012 HH₂ 1999 CC₁₅₈ 2006 HH123 2010 VZ98

Area uncertain	Captured satellites that were once dwarf planets: Triton (captured by Neptune) Phoebe (captured by Saturn, and was then disrupted out of equilibrium) Possibly: 2011 FW62 (lost) 2000 YW₁₃₄ V774104

Detached objects	Possibly: 2004 XR190 2010 GB174 2008 ST291 1995 TL₈ 2005 TB₁₉₀ 2003 QX113 2003 FY₁₂₈ 2004 VN112 2000 CR₁₀₅

Sednoids	Objects proposed by Brown and Tancredi: Sedna Possibly: 2012 VP113

Former candidates	Pallas Vesta Hygiea Cybele

See also: Charon Vanth Dysnomia Hiʻiaka Mesoplanet Planemo List of trans-Neptunian objects List of possible dwarf planets List of Solar System objects List of Solar System objects by size

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