2002 XV93

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2002 XV93
2002xv93.jpg
2002 XV93 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2005
Discovery [1]
Discovered by M. W. Buie
Discovery date10 December 2002
Designations
2002 XV93
plutino [2]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD  2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc 6582 days (18.02 yr)
Earliest precovery date16 October 1990
Aphelion 44.427  AU (6.6462  Tm) (Q)
Perihelion 34.405 AU (5.1469 Tm) (q)
39.416 AU (5.8965 Tm) (a)
Eccentricity 0.12713 (e)
247.47  yr (90387.1  d)
282.08° (M)
0° 0m 14.338s / day (n)
Inclination 13.281° (i)
19.170° (Ω)
≈ 20 March 2070 [4]
±5 days
163.53° (ω)
Earth  MOID 33.4096 AU (4.99801 Tm)
Jupiter  MOID 28.9574 AU (4.33197 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions549.2+21.7
−23.0
 km
[5]
0.040+0.020
−0.015
[5]
  • B−V = 0.72±0.02
  • V−R = 0.37±0.02 [5]
21.1 [6]

    2002 XV93, also written as 2002 XV93, is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) with an absolute magnitude of 5.4. [5] A 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune makes it a plutino. [2]

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    It has been observed with precovery images back to 1990. [3]

    Orbit and rotation

    Precovery image of 2003 XV93 taken by the Palomar Observatory in 1992 2002xv93-19920928.gif
    Precovery image of 2003 XV93 taken by the Palomar Observatory in 1992

    2002 XV93 is locked in 2:3 resonance with Neptune, which means that when it makes two revolutions around the Sun, Neptune makes exactly three. [2]

    The rotation period of this object is not known.

    Physical characteristics

    The size of 2002 XV93 has been measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 549.2+21.7
    −23.0
     km
    . [5]

    It is likely a dwarf planet. [9]

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