(84922) 2003 VS2
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | NEAT[1] |
| Discovery date | November 14, 2003 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | (84922) 2003 VS2 |
| Alternative names | none |
| Minor planet category |
plutino |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 6298.735 Gm (42.104 AU) |
| Perihelion | 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) |
| Average orbital speed | 4.75 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 3.987° |
| Inclination | 14.798° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 302.682° |
| Argument of perihelion | 112.586° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 725 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 |
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| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~44 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 4.2 |
(84922) 2003 VS2 is a trans-Neptunian object discovered by the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking program on November 14, 2003. It is in a 2:3 orbital Resonance with Neptune, placing its categorization as a plutino.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
- Huge rock-ice body circles Sun (Palomar Photo)
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