(33340) 1998 VG44

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(33340) 1998 VG44
Discovery
Discovered by J. A. Larsen
N. Danzel
A. Gleason
Discovery date14 November 1998
Designations
(33340) 1998 VG44
none
plutino
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc 6291 days (17.22 yr)
Aphelion 49.397  AU (7.3897  Tm)
Perihelion 29.368 AU (4.3934 Tm)
39.382 AU (5.8915 Tm)
Eccentricity 0.25429
247.15 yr (90270.5 d)
2.7454°
0° 0m 14.357s / day
Inclination 3.0343°
127.99°
324.78°
Earth  MOID 28.3843 AU (4.24623 Tm)
Jupiter  MOID 24.2172 AU (3.62284 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 221 km
0.09 (assumed)
6.5

    (33340) 1998 VG44 (provisional designation 1998 VG44) is a trans-Neptunian object. It has a 2:3 orbital resonance with the planet Neptune, similar to Pluto, classifying it as a plutino. Its average distance from the Sun is 39.083 AU with a perihelion of 29.354 AU and an aphelion at 48.813 AU. Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.249, and is inclined by 3°. The object measures about 221 km in diameter. It was discovered on November 14, 1998, by J. A. Larsen, Nicole M. Danzl and A. Gleason at the Steward Observatory.

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 33340 (1998 VG44)". NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 5 April 2016.