2005 VX3

2005 VX3
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byMount Lemmon Srvy.
Discovery siteMount Lemmon Obs.
(first observed only)
Discovery date1 November 2005
Designations
2005 VX3
TNO[3] · damocloid[4]
unusual[5] · distant[1]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 4
Observation arc81 days
Aphelion1825.61 AU
Perihelion4.1058 AU
914.86 AU
Eccentricity0.9955
27,672 yr
0.1730°
0° 0m 0s / day
Inclination112.22°
255.35°
196.37°
Jupiter MOID0.8884 AU
TJupiter−0.9430
Physical characteristics
7 km (est.)[4]
0.09 (assumed)[4]
14.1[1][3]

2005 VX3 is trans-Neptunian object and retrograde damocloid on a highly eccentric, cometary-like orbit. It was first observed on 1 November 2005, by astronomers with the Mount Lemmon Survey at the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, United States. The unusual object measures approximately 7 kilometers (4 miles) in diameter.[4] It has the 3rd largest known heliocentric semi-major axis and aphelion.[6] Additionally its perihelion lies within the orbit of Jupiter, which means it also has the largest orbital eccentricity of any known minor planet.

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