2013 SL102 is an extreme trans-Neptunian object from the outermost region of the Solar System. It was discovered on September 28, 2013 by astronomers at Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.[1]
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovery site | Cerro Tololo Obs. |
| Discovery date | 28 September 2013 |
| Designations | |
| 2013 SL102 | |
| TNO | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 4 | |
| Observation arc | 3.14 yr (1,147 d) |
| Aphelion | 591.98 AU |
| Perihelion | 38.102 AU |
| 315.04 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.8791 |
| 5591.90 yr (2,042,441 d) | |
| 0.5856° | |
| 0° 0m 0.72s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.5074° |
| 94.634° | |
| 265.32° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 6.9663[2] | |
Orbit and classification
editIt orbits the Sun at a distance of 38.1–592.0 AU once every 5591 years and 11 months (2,042,441 days; semi-major axis of 315.04 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.88 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "2013 SL102". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2013 SL102)" (2016-11-18 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
edit- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 2017-12-16 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 2013 SL102 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2013 SL102 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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