(468861) 2013 LU28
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(468861) 2013 LU28, provisional designation 2013 LU28 is a highly eccentric trans-Neptunian object, retrograde centaur and damocloid from the outer regions of the Solar System. It was discovered on 8 June 2013 by astronomers with the Mount Lemmon Survey at the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, United States.[1] The object is unlikely a dwarf planet as it measures approximately 110 kilometers (68 miles) in diameter.[4][6] It was numbered in 2016 and has not been named since.
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Mount Lemmon Srvy. |
Discovery site | Mount Lemon Obs. |
Discovery date | 8 June 2013 |
Designations | |
(468861) 2013 LU28 | |
2013 LU28 · 2014 LJ9 2015 KB157 | |
TNO[2] · centaur[3][4][5] damocloid · distant[1] | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 2 | |
Observation arc | 4.94 yr (1,805 d) |
Aphelion | 353.12 AU |
Perihelion | 8.7303 AU |
180.92 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.9517 |
2433.62 yr | |
359.24° | |
0° 0m 1.44s / day | |
Inclination | 125.35° |
275.97° | |
153.09° | |
TJupiter | −2.0650 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 106 km (est.)[4] 114 km (est.)[6] |
0.08 (est.)[6] 0.09 (est.)[4] | |
8.1[1][2][6] | |
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