(84719) 2002 VR128

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(84719) 2002 VR128
Discovery [1]
Discovered by
Discovery site Palomar Observatory
Discovery date3 November 2002
Designations
(84719) 2002 VR128
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD  2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc 9153 days (25.06 yr)
Aphelion 49.650  AU (7.4275  Tm)
Perihelion 28.999 AU (4.3382 Tm)
39.325 AU (5.8829 Tm)
Eccentricity 0.26257
246.61  yr (90072.7  d)
73.453°
0° 0m 14.388s / day
Inclination 14.040°
23.152°
287.87°
Earth  MOID 28.0112 AU (4.19042 Tm)
Jupiter  MOID 24.0604 AU (3.59938 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions448.5+42.1
−43.2
 km
[3]
0.052+0.027
−0.018
[3]
Temperature ≈ 44  K
  • B−V = 0.94±0.03
  • V−R = 0.60±0.02 [3]

    (84719) 2002 VR128 (provisional designation 2002 VR128) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 2002 by Michael Brown and Chad Trujillo. The object is a plutino, an object in 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune.

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    Physical properties

    The size of (84719) 2002 VR128 was measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 448.5+42.1
    −43.2
     km
    . [3] The surface of (84719) 2002 VR128 is red in the visible spectral range. [3]

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    References

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    2. Marsden, Brian G. (21 November 2002). "MPEC 2002-W27 : 2002 MS4, 2002 QX47, 2002 VR128". IAU Minor Planet Center. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
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