(508869) 2002 VT130
| Discovery B–V = 1.45[4] | |
|---|---|
| 5.7[1][3] | |
(508869) 2002 VT130, provisional designation 2002 VT130, is a
Kitt Peak Observatory on 7 November 2002.[1][2] The primary measures approximately 324 kilometers (201 miles) in diameter.[7]
Physical properties
The object belongs to the cold classical population and is a
Hal Levison using Hubble Space Telescope on 21 September 2008. The discovery was announced on 24 September 2009. The moon's apparent separation from the primary was 3026±90 km with an orbital period of 30.7615±0.0064 d.[8] The estimated combined size of 2002 VT130 is about 324 km.[7] The Johnston's archive estimates a mean-diameter of 251 km for the primary, and 205 km for the satellite based on a secondary-to-primary diameter ratio of 0.817.[4]
2002 VT130 shows significant
lightcurve amplitude of 0.21. This may indicate that 2002 VT130 binary is a result of a collision.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "508869 (2002 VT130)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ a b Marsden, Brian G. (3 December 2002). "MPEC 2002-X10: 2002 VR130, 2002 VS130, 2002 VT130, 2002 VU130". IAU Minor Planet Center. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 508869 (2002 VT130)" (2017-03-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Johnston, Wm. Robert (27 May 2019). "Asteroids with Satellites Database – (508869) 2002 VT130". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- Marc W. Buie. "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 508869". SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Brown, Mike. "How many dwarf planets are there in the Solar System". Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ S2CID 118513049.
- ^ .
- S2CID 119244456.
External links
- Asteroids and TNOs with Satellites, Robert Johnston, johnstonsarchive.net
- (508869) 2002 VT130 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- (508869) 2002 VT130 at the JPL Small-Body Database
