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Encyclopedia > (84922) 2003 VS2
(84922) 2003 VS2
Discovery
Discovered by: NEAT[1]
Discovery date: November 14, 2003
MPC designation: (84922) 2003 VS2
Alternative names: none
Minor planet category: plutino
Orbital characteristics
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion distance: 6298.735 Gm (42.104 AU)
Perihelion distance: 5449.350 Gm (36.427 AU)
Semi-major axis: 5874.042 Gm (39.266 AU)
Eccentricity: 0.072
Orbital period: 89870.237 d (246.05 a)
Avg. orbital speed: 4.75 km/s
Mean anomaly: 3.987°
Inclination: 14.798°
Longitude of ascending node: 302.682°
Argument of perihelion: 112.586°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 636 km[2]
Mass: 2.7×1020? kg
Mean density: 2.0? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity: 0.1778? m/s²
Escape velocity: 0.3362? km/s
Sidereal rotation period: ?
Albedo: 0.10?
Temperature: ~44 K
Spectral type: ?
Absolute magnitude: 4.2

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References

  1. ^ http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/TNOs.html
  2. ^ http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html
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