(139775) 2001 QG298
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Marc William Buie |
| Discovery date | August 16, 2001 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (139775) 2001 QG298 |
| Plutino (MPC)[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 2016-Jan-13.0 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 46.642 AU |
| Perihelion | 31.758 AU |
| 39.200 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| 245.43 a (89,645.031 d) | |
| 7.386° | |
| Inclination | 6.500 ° |
| 162.610° | |
| 309.327° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 122 km[3] |
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Mean density
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0.6–0.7 g/cm3[4] |
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Sidereal rotation period
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13.7744 ± 0.0004 h[3] |
| Albedo | 0.04 (assumed)[3] |
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Spectral type
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V−R=0.60 ± 0.02, B−V=1.00 ± 0.04[3] |
| 6.85[3] | |
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(139775) 2001 QG298 is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) that resides in the Kuiper belt and was discovered on August 16, 2001 by Marc William Buie at Cerro Tololo Observatory.[2] It is classified as a plutino, which means that it is in the 3:2 mean motion resonance with Neptune.[1]
Physical properties
(139775) 2001 QG298 is a small plutino occupying the 3:2 mean motion resonance with Neptune. Its size is estimated at 122 km assuming a comet-like albedo of about 4%.[3]
(139775) 2001 QG298 has a double peaked light curve with a large amplitude, which has changed from 1.14 in 2003 to 0.7 in 2010. This large amplitude implies that it is actually a contact binary consisting of two elongated components of approximately equal size viewed from almost the equatorial perspective. The size of the components separated by the distance of approximately 300 km will be then about 95 km each. The density of (139775) 2001 QG298 should be at least 0.6–0.7 g/cm3 for it to remain bound.[3][4]
References
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- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
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