(434620) 2005 VD

(434620) 2005 VD
Discovery[1]
Discovered byMount Lemmon Srvy.
Discovery siteMount Lemmon Obs.
Discovery date1 November 2005
Designations
(434620) 2005 VD
2005 VD
centaur[2][3] · damocloid[4]
unusual[5][6] · distant[1]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc11.40 yr (4,163 d)
Aphelion8.3535 AU
Perihelion4.9956 AU
6.6746 AU
Eccentricity0.2515
17.24 yr (6,298 d)
275.05°
0° 3m 25.92s / day
Inclination172.87°
173.31°
177.92°
Jupiter MOID0.0306 AU
TJupiter-1.3960
Physical characteristics
6 km[4]
0.04 (assumed dark)
0.09 (assumed)[4]
B–R = 1.05[4]
14.3[1][2]

(434620) 2005 VD, provisional designation 2005 VD, is a centaur and damocloid on a retrograde orbit from the outer Solar System, known for having the second most highly inclined orbit of any small Solar System body, behind 2013 LA2. It was the most highly inclined known object between 2005 and 2013. The unusual object measures approximately 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in diameter.[4]

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