(308933) 2006 SQ372
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(308933) 2006 SQ372 is a trans-Neptunian object and highly eccentric centaur on a cometary-like orbit in the outer region of the Solar System, approximately 123 kilometers (76 miles) in diameter. It was discovered through the Sloan Digital Sky Survey by astronomers Andrew Becker, Andrew Puckett and Jeremy Kubica on images first taken on 27 September 2006 (with precovery images dated to 13 September 2005).[1][8][9][10]
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Discovery[1][2] | |
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Discovered by | A. C. Becker A. W. Puckett J. Kubica |
Discovery site | APO |
Discovery date | 27 September 2006 |
Designations | |
(308933) 2006 SQ372 | |
2006 SQ372 | |
TNO[3] · centaur[2][4][5] · distant[1] | |
Orbital characteristics[3] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 1 | |
Observation arc | 9.86 yr (3,602 days) |
Aphelion | 1,785.882 AU (267.1641 Tm) |
Perihelion | 24.1420436 AU (3.61159832 Tm) |
905.0119510 AU (135.38786083 Tm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.9733241 |
27226 yr | |
0.1796° | |
0° 0m 0s / day | |
Inclination | 19.496° |
197.34° | |
122.28° | |
Neptune MOID | 1.4692 AU (219.79 Gm) |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 60–140 km[6] 122 km[5] 124 km[7] |
0.08 (estimate)[7] | |
IR-RR[5] B–R = 1.62[5] | |
7.8[3] · 8.0[7] | |
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