(523622) 2007 TG422

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(523622) 2007 TG422
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Orbital diagram of extreme Trans-neptune objects, including 2007 TG422 together with the hypothetical Planet Nine
Discovery [1] [2]
Discovered by
Discovery site APO
Discovery date3 October 2007
Designations
(523622) 2007 TG422
2007 TG422
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD  2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 1
Observation arc 13.14  yr (4,800 d)
Aphelion 910.01  AU
Perihelion 35.532 AU
472.77 AU
Eccentricity 0.9248
10279.78 yr (3,754,688 d)
0.4774°
0° 0m 0.36s / day
Inclination 18.620°
112.84°
285.54°
Physical characteristics
0.04 (est.) [7]
22.4 [9]
6.5 [1] [3] [7]

    (523622) 2007 TG422 (provisional designation 2007 TG422) is a trans-Neptunian object on a highly eccentric orbit in the scattered disc region at the edge of Solar System. Approximately 260 kilometers (160 miles) in diameter, it was discovered on 3 October 2007 by astronomers Andrew Becker, Andrew Puckett and Jeremy Kubica during the Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico, United States. [1] According to American astronomer Michael Brown, the bluish object is "possibly" a dwarf planet. [7] It belongs to a group of objects studied in 2014, which led to the proposition of the hypothetical Planet Nine. [10]

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    Orbit and classification

    2007 TG422 orbits the Sun at a distance of 35.5–910  AU once every 10279 years and 9 months (3,754,688 days; semi-major axis of 473 AU). Its orbit has an exceptionally high eccentricity of 0.92 and an inclination of 19° with respect to the ecliptic. [3]

    2007 TG422 is an extended scattered disc object, [6] as its large aphelion distance is similar to that of the detached objects such as the sednoids (e.g. 90377 Sedna), its perihelion distance, however, is much lower and still just inside the gravitational influence of Neptune. [4] The object came to perihelion in 2005 at a heliocentric distance of 35.5 AU, [3] and is currently 37.9 AU from the Sun. [9] It was in the constellation of Taurus until 2018, and came to opposition 29 November 2017. The body's observation arc begins at Apache Point in September 2007, one month prior to its official discovery observation. [1] It has since been observed over a hundred times and has an orbital uncertainty of 1. [3]

    Unstable heliocentric solutions

    Year [a]
    (epoch)    		Aphelion
    (AU)    		Orbital
    period
    years
    28 August 2007 [4] 93210652
    30 September 2012 [11] 109913512
    16 February 2017 [3] 91710399
    26 June 201890110143
    Stable
    Barycentric
    2017 [12]     		97011300

    Given the orbital eccentricity of this object, different epochs can generate quite different heliocentric unperturbed two-body best-fit solutions to the aphelion (maximum distance from the Sun) of this object. [b] With a 2007 epoch the object had an approximate period of about 10,611 years with aphelion at 930 AU. [4] But using a 2012 epoch shows a period of about 13,512 years with aphelion at 1099 AU. [11] For objects at such high eccentricity, the Sun's barycentric coordinates are more stable than heliocentric coordinates. [13] Using JPL Horizons with an observed orbital arc of 5 years, the barycentric orbital elements for epoch 2008-May-14 generate a semi-major axis of 503 AU and a period of 11,300 years. [12] For comparison, Sedna has a barycentric semi-major axis of 506 AU and a period of 11,400 years. [12] Both (308933) 2006 SQ372 and (87269) 2000 OO67 take longer than Sedna and 2007 TG422 to orbit the Sun using barycentric coordinates.

    Numbering and naming

    This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 ( M.P.C. 111778). [14] As of 2018, it has not been named. [1]

    Physical characteristics

    2007 TG422 is expected to have a low albedo (see below) due to its blue (neutral) color. [7]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the Johnston's archive and to Michael Brown, 2007 TG422 measures 222 and 331 kilometers in diameter, based on an absolute magnitude of 6.5 and an assumed standard albedo of 0.09 and 0.04 for the body's surface, respectively. [6] [7] As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown. [3] [8] Michael Brown's website lists it as a possible dwarf planet. [7]

    Comparison

    The orbits of Sedna, 2012 VP113, Leleakuhonua, and other very distant objects along with the predicted orbit of Planet Nine. The three sednoids (pink) along with the red-colored extreme trans-Neptunian object (eTNO) orbits are suspected to be aligned with the hypothetical Planet Nine while the blue-colored eTNO orbits are anti-aligned. The highly elongated orbits colored brown include centaurs and damocloids with large aphelion distances over 200 AU. Distant object orbits + Planet Nine.png
    The orbits of Sedna, 2012 VP113 , Leleākūhonua, and other very distant objects along with the predicted orbit of Planet Nine. The three sednoids (pink) along with the red-colored extreme trans-Neptunian object (eTNO) orbits are suspected to be aligned with the hypothetical Planet Nine while the blue-colored eTNO orbits are anti-aligned. The highly elongated orbits colored brown include centaurs and damocloids with large aphelion distances over 200 AU.

    Notes

    1. ↑ Heliocentric solution unstable due to the changing position of Jupiter over Jupiter's 12 year orbit which perturbs the eccentricity of the two-body solution of the Sun+asteroid. Barycentric solutions are more stable for objects that take thousands of years to orbit the Sun.
    2. ↑ Read osculating orbit for more details about heliocentric unperturbed two-body solutions

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    11. 1 2 JPL Epoch 2012-Sep-30 solution
    12. 1 2 3 Horizons output (30 January 2011). "Barycentric Osculating Orbital Elements for 2007 TG422". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2011. (Horizons)
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