65489 Ceto

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65489 Ceto
Ceto-phorcys hst.jpg
Hubble Space Telescope image of Ceto and Phorcys, taken in 2006
Discovery
Discovered by C. A. Trujillo and M. Brown
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date22 March 2003
Designations
(65489) Ceto
Pronunciation /ˈsiːtoʊ/
Named after
 Ceto
2003 FX128
TNO
Centaur–extended [1]
Adjectives Cetoan /siːˈtoʊən/ or Cetoian /siːˈtoʊ.iən/
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc 9239 days (25.30 yr)
Aphelion 187.74  AU (28.086  Tm)
Perihelion 17.8498 AU (2.67029 Tm)
102.79 AU (15.377 Tm)
Eccentricity 0.82635
1042.22 yr (380669.7 d)
9.1219°
0.00094570°/day
Inclination 22.266°
171.85°
320.086°
Known satellites Phorcys /ˈfɔːrsɪs/
(171±10 [3] ~ 132+6
−14 km [4] in diameter)
Earth  MOID 16.895 AU (2.5275 Tm)
Jupiter  MOID 12.7433 AU (1.90637 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 223±10 km [3]
174+16
−18 km [4]
Mass (5.4±0.4)×1018 kg (system) [4]
Mean density
1.37 g/cm3 (system) [4]
Equatorial surface gravity
3.3 cm/s2 [4]
4.43  h (0.185  d)
0.056±0.006 [3]
0.084±0.02 [4]
6.54±0.06, [3] 6.4 [2]

    65489 Ceto, as a binary also (65489) Ceto/Phorcys, [4] is a binary trans-Neptunian object (TNO) discovered on March 22, 2003, by Chad A. Trujillo and Michael Brown at Palomar. It is named after the sea goddess Ceto from Greek mythology. It came to perihelion in 1989. [2]

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    Physical characteristics

    Polar view of Ceto's orbit 65489 Ceto.tiff
    Polar view of Ceto's orbit

    65489 Ceto is an example of a close binary TNO system in which the components are of similar size. Combined observations with the infrared Spitzer Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope allow the diameter of Ceto itself to be estimated at 174+16
    −18     km     and the diameter of Phorcys at 132+6
    −14     km    , assuming equal albedo for both components. [4]

    The binary nature of Ceto enables direct calculation of the system mass, allowing estimation of the masses of the components and providing additional constraints on their composition. The estimated density of Ceto is 1.37+0.66
    −0.32     g/cm3    , significantly less than that of the large TNOs (Haumea: 3.0 g/cm3, Eris: 2.26, Pluto: 2.03, Charon: 1.65) but significantly more than that of smaller TNOs (e.g. 0.7 g/cm3 for (26308) 1998 SM165 ). Phorcys has a mass of about 1.67×1018 kg. [4] Unless the bodies are porous, the density is consistent with rock–ice composition, with rock content around 50%. [4]

    It has been suggested that tidal forces, together with other potential heat sources (e.g. collisions or 26 Al decay) might have raised the temperature sufficiently to crystallise amorphous ice and reduce the void space inside the object. The same tidal forces could be responsible for the quasi-circular orbits of the components of Ceto. [4]

    Ceto is listed on Michael Brown's website as possibly a dwarf planet. [5]

    Satellite

    Phorcys
    Discovery
    Discovered by Keith S. Noll et al.
    Discovery date2006 April 11
    Designations
    Pronunciation /ˈfɔːrsɪs/
    Named after
    		 Phorcys
    (65489) Ceto I Phorcys
    Adjectives Phorcynian /fɔːrˈsɪniən/ , [6] Phorcyan /ˈfɔːrsiən/ [7] [8]
    Orbital characteristics
    Satellite of Ceto
    Physical characteristics [9]
    Dimensions 171±10 [3]
    132+6
    −14     km    . [4]
    primary/secondary ratio 0.76±0.01
    ΔM = 0.56±0.03

      Ceto's satellite was identified as a binary on April 11, 2006, by K. Noll, H. Levison, W. Grundy and D. Stephens using the Hubble Space Telescope; the object was named Phorcys, formally (65489) Ceto I Phorcys, after the Greek sea god. Using an extended definition of a centaur as an object on a non-resonant (unstable) orbit with its perihelion inside the orbit of Neptune, [10] the Ceto system can be considered the second known binary centaur. [4]

      Phorcys's diameter has been estimated to be 171±10 [3] and 132+6
      −14       km      . [4]

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