2010 TJ

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2010 TJ
Discovery
Perihelion
39.894 AU
62.382 AU
Eccentricity0.3605
492.72 yr (179,965 d)
12.366°
0° 0m 7.2s / day
Inclination38.931°
91.226°
273.70°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
443 km (estimated)[3]
471 km (assumed)[5]
0.07 (assumed)[5]
0.09 (assumed)[3]
5.0[1] · 5.3[5]

2010 TJ is a

Suzanne Tourtellotte at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile on 2 October 2010.[4]

Orbit and classification

2010 TJ is a

semi-major axis of 62.4 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.36 and an inclination of 39° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins with its first observation at La Silla in October 2010.[4]

Physical characteristics

2010 TJ's color and taxonomic type have not yet been determined.[1][3]

Rotation period

As of 2018, no rotational

rotation period, shape and poles remain unknown.[6]

Diameter and albedo

According to the Johnston's Archive and Michael Brown, 2010 TJ measures 443 and 471 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an assumed

albedo of 0.09 and 0.07, respectively.[3][5]

Numbering and naming

This minor planet has neither been numbered nor named.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2010 TJ)" (2017-12-20 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Johnston, Wm. Robert (15 October 2017). "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "2010 TJ". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e Michael E. Brown. "How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system?". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. ^ "LCDB Data for (2010 TJ)". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 17 January 2018.

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