(79978) 1999 CC158

(79978) 1999 CC158
Discovery
Discovered by David C. Jewitt, Chad Trujillo, Jane X. Luu, Scott S. Sheppard
Discovery date 15 February 1999
Designations
MPC designation (79978) 1999 CC158
none
SDO[1]
5:12 resonance[2]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc 5903 days (16.16 yr)
Aphelion 69.326 AU (10.3710 Tm)
Perihelion 39.210 AU (5.8657 Tm)
54.268 AU (8.1184 Tm)
Eccentricity 0.27748
399.79 yr (146022 d)
42.112°
 0m 8.875s / day
Inclination 18.700°
337.02°
102.57°
Earth MOID 38.276 AU (5.7260 Tm)
Jupiter MOID 34.409 AU (5.1475 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 304 km[4]
0.09 (assumed)
5.7

    (79978) 1999 CC158, also written as (79978) 1999 CC158, is a trans-Neptunian object orbiting in the Kuiper belt of the Solar System.[1] It was discovered on 15 February 1999 at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. It has a 5:12 resonance with Neptune.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
    2. 1 2 Marc W. Buie. "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 79978". SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 2009-01-29. 2007-11-09 using 25 observations
    3. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 79978 (1999 CC158)". NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    4. Wm. Robert Johnston (22 August 2008). "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-29.

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