2013 LA2

2013 LA2
Discovery
Discovered by Pan-STARRS
Discovery site Pan-STARRS 1
Discovery date 1 June 2013
Designations
Centaur
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 5 June 2013 (JD 2456448.5)
Uncertainty parameter 8
Aphelion 11.974 AU (1.7913 Tm)
Perihelion 3.0485 AU (456.05 Gm)
7.5114 AU (1.12369 Tm)
Eccentricity 0.59415
20.59 yr (7519.40 d)
6.63776°
0° 2m 52.354s /day
Inclination 175.1887°
240.9895°
326.062°
Earth MOID 2.03352 AU (304.210 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 0.224454 AU (33.5778 Gm)
Saturn MOID 0.82485 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 1–2 km[2]
1.8–3.2 km
24.95–25.05 [December 2014]
16.9

    2013 LA2 is a centaur and most likely an extinct comet with the highest orbital inclination of any known asteroid, 175.189 degrees, which gives it a retrograde orbit, inclined 4.81 degrees to the ecliptic. The asteroid's orbit takes if from the outer main asteroid belt to between the orbit of Saturn and Uranus. However the asteroid's orbit is poorly determined, and contrary to the JPL, the minor planet center's orbit puts it with an aphelion near the orbit of Saturn. The asteroid was observed 43 times over a 25-day interval between June 1, 2013 and June 26, 2013.

    See also

    Notes

    ^ calculated using the absolute magnitude calculation[3]

    ^ assuming an albedo of 0.03–0.1

    References

    1. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2013 LA2)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
    2. ↑ "Glossary: Absolute Magnitude (H)". JPL small-body database. NASA. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
    3. ↑ Bruton, Dan. "Conversion of Absolute Magnitude to Diameter for Minor Planets". sfasu.edu. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

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