(666823) 2010 VR11 (provisional designation 2010 VR11) is a Kuiper belt object[4] with an absolute magnitude of 5.6.[2] Assuming an albedo of 0.08, it is estimated to be about 350 kilometres (220 mi) in diameter.[7] Astronomer Mike Brown lists it as possibly a dwarf planet.[7]
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | D. Rabinowitz, M. Schwamb, S. Tourtellotte |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory, Germany |
| Discovery date | November 2, 2010 |
| Designations | |
| 2010 VR11 | |
| cubewano[2] SCATEXTD[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[4][5] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 4 | |
| Observation arc | 1560 days (4.27 yr) |
| Aphelion | 47.706 AU (7.1367 Tm) |
| Perihelion | 35.300 AU (5.2808 Tm) |
| 41.503 AU (6.2088 Tm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.14945 |
| 267.38 yr (97661.5 d) | |
| 320.69° | |
| 0° 0m 13.27s /day | |
| Inclination | 30.924° |
| 86.702° | |
| ≈ 25 August 2044[6] ±4 days | |
| 36.398° | |
| Earth MOID | 34.3629 AU (5.14062 Tm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 30.2897 AU (4.53127 Tm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~350 km (assumed)[7] |
| 0.08 (assumed)[7] | |
| 5.5,[2] 5.4[5] | |
References edit
- ^ "List Of Transneptunian Objects". Minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d "IAU Minor Planet Center". Minorplanetcenter.net. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Marc W. Buie. "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 10VR11". SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b Alan Chamberlin. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2010 VR11)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ JPL Horizons Observer Location: @sun (Perihelion occurs when deldot changes from negative to positive. Uncertainty in time of perihelion is 3-sigma.)
- ^ a b c d "How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system?". Gps.caltech.edu. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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