Discovery [1] | |
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Discovery site | Cerro Tololo-DECam |
Discovery date | 28 September 2013 |
Designations | |
2013 SL102 | |
TNO | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 4 | |
Observation arc | 3.14 yr (1,147 d) |
Aphelion | 591.98 AU |
Perihelion | 38.102 AU |
315.04 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.8791 |
5591.90 yr (2,042,441 d) | |
0.5856° | |
0° 0m 0.72s / day | |
Inclination | 6.5074° |
94.634° | |
265.32° | |
Physical characteristics | |
6.9663 [2] | |
(765133) 2013 SL102 is an extreme trans-Neptunian object from the outermost region of the Solar System. It was discovered on September 28, 2013 by astronomers at Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena. [1]
It orbits the Sun at a distance of 38.1–592.0 AU once every 5591 years and 11 months (2,042,441 days; semi-major axis of 315.04 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.88 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic. [2]