(84719) 2002 VR128

(84719) 2002 VR128
Discovery[1]
Discovered by
Discovery sitePalomar Observatory
Discovery date3 November 2002
Designations
(84719) 2002 VR128
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc9153 days (25.06 yr)
Aphelion49.650 AU (7.4275 Tm)
Perihelion28.999 AU (4.3382 Tm)
39.325 AU (5.8829 Tm)
Eccentricity0.26257
246.61 yr (90072.7 d)
73.453°
0° 0m 14.388s / day
Inclination14.040°
23.152°
287.87°
Earth MOID28.0112 AU (4.19042 Tm)
Jupiter MOID24.0604 AU (3.59938 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions448.5+42.1
−43.2 km[3]
0.052+0.027
−0.018[3]
Temperature≈ 44 K
  • B−V = 0.94±0.03
  • V−R = 0.60±0.02[3]

(84719) 2002 VR128 (provisional designation 2002 VR128) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 2002 by Michael Brown and Chad Trujillo. The object is a plutino, an object in 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune.

The size of (84719) 2002 VR128 was measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 448.5+42.1
−43.2 km.[3] The surface of (84719) 2002 VR128 is red in the visible spectral range.[3]

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