(385185) 1993 RO

(385185) 1993 RO
Discovery
Discovered by David C. Jewitt
Jane Luu
Discovery date 14 September 1993
Designations
1993 RO
Plutino (TNO)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 4
Observation arc 6997 days (19.16 yr)
Earliest precovery date 10 August 1994
Aphelion 46.776 AU (6.9976 Tm)
Perihelion 31.492 AU (4.7111 Tm)
39.134 AU (5.8544 Tm)
Eccentricity 0.19528
244.81 yr (89418.1 d)
26.984°
0.0040260°/day
Inclination 3.7196°
170.4038°
188.41°
Earth MOID 30.4867 AU (4.56075 Tm)
Jupiter MOID 26.5264 AU (3.96829 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ~92 km[2]
0.09 (assumed)
8.4

    (385185) 1993 RO is a plutino. It was the first plutino discovered after Pluto itself, with 1993 RP and (15788) 1993 SB a day and two days later, respectively. The discovery was made in 1993 at the Mauna Kea Observatory with a 2.2-meter telescope. Very little is known about (385185) 1993 RO. Even the diameter estimate of ~90 km is based on the assumed albedo of 0.09.[2]

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 385185 (1993 RO)". 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
    2. 1 2 "List of known trans-Neptunian objects". Johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 2013-10-29.


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