2010 TY53

2010 TY53
Discovery
Discovery date 2010
Designations
MPC designation 2010 TY53
transient TNO
centaur[1]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc 3990 days (10.92 yr)
Aphelion 56.827 AU (8.5012 Tm)
Perihelion 21.005 AU (3.1423 Tm)
38.916 AU (5.8218 Tm)
Eccentricity 0.46025
242.77 yr (88673.5 d)
320.06°
 0m 14.615s /day
Inclination 22.454°
111.42°
3.4009°
Earth MOID 20.0217 AU (2.99520 Tm)
Jupiter MOID 15.762 AU (2.3580 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 351 km (assumed)[3]
0.08 (assumed)[3]
5.6[2]

    2010 TY53 is a transient trans-Neptunian object (TNO) orbiting the Sun, and a centaur in an extended definition of "centaur". It was discovered in 2010. With an absolute magnitude of 5.6,[2] it is possibly a dwarf planet.[3]

    References

    1. "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
    2. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2010 TY53)" (2011-10-24 last obs). Retrieved 31 March 2016.
    3. 1 2 3 Michael E. Brown. "How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system? (updates daily)". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

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