2021 LL37

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2021 LL37
Discovery
Perihelion
35.884 AU
55.818 AU
Eccentricity0.3571
417 yr
213.123°
0° 0m 8.508s / day
Inclination9.950
345.422
48.715
Physical characteristics
500–700 km (est. 0.1–0.2)[5]
22.7[1]
3.96±0.31[2] · 4.09[4]

2021 LL37 is a large

astronomical units from the Sun when it was discovered, making it one of the most distant known Solar System objects from the Sun as of May 2022.[1][6] It has been identified in precovery images from as far back as 28 April 2014.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "MPEC 2022-K173 : 2021 LL37". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2021 LL37)" (2022-04-08 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "2021 LL37". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Asteroid Size Estimator". Center for Near Earth Object Studies. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ^ "JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris for 2021 LL37". JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 May 2022. Ephemeris Type: VECTORS, Target Body: Asteroid (2021 LL37), Coordinate Origin: Sun (body center) [500@10], Time Span: Start=2021-06-12, Table Settings: quantities code=2p