38083 Rhadamanthus
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38083 Rhadamanthus /rædəˈmænθəs/ is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 1999 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey. It was originally mistakenly thought to be a plutino.[2][3]
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Deep Ecliptic Survey |
Discovery date | 17 April 1999 |
Designations | |
(38083) Rhadamanthus | |
Pronunciation | /rædəˈmænθəs/[1] |
Named after | Rhadamanthus |
1999 HX11 | |
TNO[2][3] | |
Adjectives | Rhadamanthean, Rhadamanthian /rædəˈmænθiən/[1] |
Symbol | ![]() |
Orbital characteristics[2][4] | |
Epoch 20 November 2017 (JD 2458078) | |
Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
Observation arc | 5110 days (13.99 yr) |
Aphelion | 45.139 AU (6.7527 Tm) |
Perihelion | 32.782 AU (4.9041 Tm) |
38.777 AU (5.8010 Tm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.1546 |
241.47 yr (88197.3 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 4.73 km/s |
97.148° | |
0° 0m 14.46s / day | |
Inclination | 12.793° |
9.9615° | |
82.178° | |
Earth MOID | 32.2253 AU (4.82084 Tm) |
Jupiter MOID | 28.1835 AU (4.21619 Tm) |
TJupiter | 5.424 |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 87–276 km[5][6] |
Temperature | ~ 44 K |
B–V = 0.650±0.085[7] V–R = 0.527±0.069[7] | |
6.81[2] | |
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