(15789) 1993 SC

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(15789) 1993 SC
Discovery
Discovered by Iwan P. Williams,
Alan Fitzsimmons, and
Donal O'Ceallaigh
Discovery date17 September 1993
Designations
(15789) 1993 SC
none
Plutino [1]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc 5839 days (15.99 yr)
Aphelion 46.639  AU (6.9771  Tm)
Perihelion 32.162 AU (4.8114 Tm)
39.400 AU (5.8942 Tm)
Eccentricity 0.18372
247.32 yr (90333.4 d)
66.186°
0° 0m 14.347s / day
Inclination 5.1667°
354.75°
316.20°
Earth  MOID 31.1475 AU (4.65960 Tm)
Jupiter  MOID 27.0752 AU (4.05039 Tm)
TJupiter 5.520
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 328 km [2]
363 km [3]
164 ± 30 km
0.022 ± 0.010 [2]
7.0

    (15789) 1993 SC is a trans-Neptunian object of the plutino class. The discovery was made in 1993 at the La Palma Observatory with the Isaac Newton Telescope. The object measures approximately 328 km in diameter. It was the second plutino to receive an MPC number. [1]

    Contents

    KBO's found in 1993 include: (15788) 1993 SB, (15789) 1993 SC, (181708) 1993 FW, (385185) 1993 RO and 1993 RP.

    Orbit and classification

    1993 SC orbits the Sun at a distance of 32.2-46.1 AU one per 247 Earth years (90,254 days, semi-major axis of 39.4 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.183 and an inclination of 5.166° respective to the elliptic. Its observation arc began with Mauna Kea Observatories in 1993.

    1993 SC is a trans-Neptunian object and belongs to the plutinos, a large group of objects named after their largest member, Pluto. These resonant trans-Neptunian objects stay in a 2:3 mean-motion orbital resonance with Neptune, orbiting exactly two times the sun for every three orbits Neptune does and are therefore protected from Neptune's scattering effect. Plutinos are located in the inner ridge of the Kuiper belt, a large disc of mostly non-resonant trans-Neptunian objects.

    Numbering and naming

    1993 SC was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 28 April 2000, receiving the number (15789) in the minor planet catalog. As of 2018, it has not been named. according to the established naming conventions, it will get a mythological name associated with the underworld.

    Physical characteristics

    1993 SC has a very-red surface color (RR) on the visible part of the spectrum with B-V and V-R color indices of 1.190 ± 0.020 and 0.660 ± 0.030 respectively for a combined B-R magnitude of 1.78. A red surface color is typically represented with the association of tholins, polymer-like organic compounds, formed by long exposures to solar and cosmic radiation.[ citation needed ]

    Rotation period

    In 2019, a rotational lightcurve has been done. Lightcurve shows only small deviations, suggesting it is a spheroid with small albedo spots and hence a dwarf planet. However, its density might be high as 1.66, making it certainly a dwarf planet, but it might have a companion fourth the size of it, and its mass will be calculated.[ citation needed ]

    Diameter and albedo

    Based on a general magnitude-to-diameter conversion, 1993 SC measures 328 km in diameter with an geometric albedo of 0.033. Michael E. Brown and Johnston's Archive give 1993 SC diameters of 398 km and 270 km with albedos of 4 and 0.035 respectively. On its website, Michael E. Brown lists 1993 SC as a "possible" dwarf planet, which is the category with the lowest certainly in its 5-class taxonomically system (see here).[ citation needed ]

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    References

    1. 1 2 "MPEC 2010-S44 :Distant Minor Planets (2010 OCT. 11.0 TT)". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
    2. 1 2 3 "15789 (1993 SC)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 8 April 2016.
    3. ↑ List of known trans-Neptunian objects at Johnston's Archive
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