(506479) 2003 HB57

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(506479) 2003 HB57
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Mauna Kea Obs.
Discovery site Mauna Kea Obs.
Discovery date26 April 2003
Designations
(506479) 2003 HB57
2003 HB57
TNO [1]  ·E-SDO [2] [3]
distant [4]  · detached
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 4
Observation arc 13.94 yr (5,090 days)
Aphelion 294.21 AU
Perihelion 38.109 AU
166.16 AU
Eccentricity 0.7706
2141.87 yr (782,317 days)
1.4255°
0° 0m 1.8s / day
Inclination 15.473°
197.82°
11.013°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
147 km [2]
200 km [5]
0.04 [5]
0.09 [2]
BR [2]
7.4 [1]  ·7.6 [5]

    (506479) 2003 HB57, is an extreme trans-Neptunian object of the extended scattered disc in the outermost region of the Solar System, approximately 180 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by astronomers at the Mauna Kea Observatory on 26 April 2003. [4]

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    Description

    2003 HB57 orbits the Sun at a distance of 38.1–294.2  AU once every 2141 years and 10 months (782,317 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.77 and an inclination of 15° with respect to the ecliptic. [1]

    Extended scattered disc

    It is one of a small group of extreme trans-Neptunian objects with perihelion distances of 30 AU or more, and semi-major axes of 150 AU or more. [6] Such objects can not have reached their present-day orbits without the gravitational influence of some perturbing object, which lead to the speculation of planet nine. [7] [8]

    Physical characterization

    2003 HB57 has a BR-type spectrum and an estimated diameter of 147 and 200 kilometers based on an assumed albedo of 0.09 and 0.04, respectively. [2] [5]

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