(84719) 2002 VR128

(84719) 2002 VR₁₂₈ (provisional designation 2002 VR₁₂₈) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 2002 by Michael Brown and Chad Trujillo. The object is a plutino, an object in 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune.

(84719) 2002 VR₁₂₈

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Michael E. Brown Chad Trujillo
Discovery site	Palomar Observatory
Discovery date	3 November 2002
Designations
MPC designation	(84719) 2002 VR128
Minor planet category	TNO plutino[2]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc	9153 days (25.06 yr)
Aphelion	49.650 AU (7.4275 Tm)
Perihelion	28.999 AU (4.3382 Tm)
Semi-major axis	39.325 AU (5.8829 Tm)
Eccentricity	0.26257
Orbital period (sidereal)	246.61 yr (90072.7 d)
Mean anomaly	73.453°
Mean motion	0° 0m 14.388s / day
Inclination	14.040°
Longitude of ascending node	23.152°
Argument of perihelion	287.87°
Earth MOID	28.0112 AU (4.19042 Tm)
Jupiter MOID	24.0604 AU (3.59938 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	448.5+42.1 −43.2 km[3]
Geometric albedo	0.052+0.027 −0.018[3]
Temperature	≈ 44 K
Spectral type	B−V = 0.94±0.03 V−R = 0.60±0.02[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)	5.58±0.37[3] 5.4[1]

The size of (84719) 2002 VR₁₂₈ was measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 448.5+42.1
−43.2 km.^[3] The surface of (84719) 2002 VR₁₂₈ is red in the visible spectral range.^[3]