(315530) 2008 AP129
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | M. E. Schwamb M. E. Brown |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 11 January 2008 |
Designations | |
(315530) 2008 AP129 | |
2008 AP129 | |
TNO [1] · cubewano(?) [2] Extended [3] · distant [4] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
Observation arc | 26.49 yr (9,675 days) |
Earliest precovery date | 9 October 1989 |
Aphelion | 47.583 AU |
Perihelion | 36.055 AU |
41.819 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1378 |
270.44 yr (98,778 d) | |
47.919° | |
0° 0m 12.96s / day | |
Inclination | 27.378° |
15.016° | |
58.670° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 460.81 km (calculated)[5] 486 km[2] 494 km[6] |
9.04±0.02 h[7] | |
0.07 (assumed)[6] 0.09 (assumed)[2] 0.10 (assumed)[5] | |
C (assumed)[5] | |
4.8[1][5] · 5.1[6] | |
(315530) 2008 AP129 is a trans-Neptunian object and possibly a cubewano from the outermost regions of the Solar System, approximately 480 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered 11 January 2008, by American Michael E. Brown and Megan Schwamb at Palomar Observatory in California.[4]
Description
2008 AP129 orbits the Sun at a distance of 36.1–47.6 AU once every 270 years and 5 months (98,778 days; semi-major axis of 41.8 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 27° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] It has 3 precovery observations back to 1989.[4] Lightcurve analysis gave an ambiguous rotation period of 9.04 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.12 magnitude (U=2).[5][7] Michael Brown considers it a probable dwarf planet with an estimated diameter of 496 kilometers and albedo of 0.07.[6]
Numbering and naming
This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 7 February 2012.[8] As of 2018, it has not been named.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 315530 (2008 AP129)" (2016-04-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ a b c Johnston, Wm. Robert (15 October 2017). "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Marc W. Buie. "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 315530". SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "315530 (2008 AP129)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "LCDB Data for (315530)". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d Michael E. Brown. "How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system?". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ a b Thirouin, Audrey; Sheppard, Scott S.; Noll, Keith S.; Moskovitz, Nicholas A.; Ortiz, Jose Luis; Doressoundiram, Alain (June 2016). "Rotational Properties of the Haumea Family Members and Candidates: Short-term Variability". The Astronomical Journal. 151 (6): 20. arXiv:1603.04406. Bibcode:2016AJ....151..148T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/151/6/148. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
External links
- List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects, Johnston's Archive
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (315001)-(320000) – Minor Planet Center
- (315530) 2008 AP129 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- (315530) 2008 AP129 at the JPL Small-Body Database