(524366) 2001 XR254

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(524366) 2001 XR254
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Hubble Space Telescope image of 2001 XR254 and its satellite, taken in 2007.
Discovery [1] [2]
Discovered by D. C. Jewitt
S. S. Sheppard
J. Kleyna
Discovery site Mauna Kea Obs.
Discovery date10 December 2001
Designations
(524366) 2001 XR254
2001 XR254
TNO [3]  · cubewano [4] [2]
cold [5]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 4 ·3 [1]
Observation arc 14.26 yr (5,207 d)
Aphelion 44.374 AU
Perihelion 41.178 AU
42.776 AU
Eccentricity 0.0374
279.78 yr (102,188 d)
226.02°
0° 0m 12.6s / day
Inclination 1.2309°
180.01°
≈ 7 September 2120 [6]
±1 month
78.868°
Known satellites 1 (D: 140 km; P: 125.58 d) [7] [8]
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
221+41
−71 km(combined)
171+32
−55 km(primary)
Mass (4.055±0.048)×1018 kg [9]
Mean density
1.00+0.96
−0.56 g/cm3 [8] [lower-alpha 1]
0.136+0.168
−0.044 [8]
V−I = 1.06±0.12 [7]
5.7 [1] [3]
6.05 [8]

    (524366) 2001 XR254, provisional designation 2001 XR254, is a trans-Neptunian object and binary system from the classical Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. The cubewano belongs to the cold population and measures approximately 171 kilometers (110 miles). [8] It was first observed on 10 December 2001, by astronomers at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. Its 140-kilometer sized companion was discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope in June 2006. [7]

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    Discovery and orbit

    2001 XR254 was discovered on 10 December 2001 by David C. Jewitt, Scott S. Sheppard and Jan Kleyna using 2.2-meter University of Hawaii reflector on Mauna Kea. [2] 2001 XR254 belongs to the dynamically cold population of the classical Kuiper belt objects, which small orbital eccentricities and inclinations. Their semi-major axes reside mainly in the interval 40–45 AU. [8]

    Satellite

    2001 XR254 is a binary consisting of two components of approximately equal size. Assuming that both components have the same albedo, the primary is estimated to be about 170 km in diameter. The size of the secondary (satellite) in this case is estimated at about 140 km. The total mass of the system is about 4×1018 kg. The average density of both components is about 1 g/cm3. [8]

    Orbital parameters of the 2001 XR254 system [9]
    Semi-major axis (km)EccentricityPeriod (d)Inclination (°)
    9311 ± 520.5561 ± 0.0047125.579 ± 0.04841.08 ± 0.22

    Numbering and naming

    This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 18 May 2019 ( M.P.C. 114619). As of 2019, it has not been named. [10]

    Physical properties

    The surfaces of both components of 2001 XR254 appear to have a neutral color. [8]

    Notes

    1. ↑ Assuming that both components have equal albedos and equal densities

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