38083 Rhadamanthus

38083 Rhadamanthus
Discovery
Discovered byDeep Ecliptic Survey
Discovery date17 April 1999
Designations
(38083) Rhadamanthus
Pronunciation/rædəˈmænθəs/[1]
Named after
Rhadamanthus
1999 HX11
TNO[2][3]
AdjectivesRhadamanthean, Rhadamanthian /rædəˈmænθiən/[1]
Symbol (astrological)
Orbital characteristics[2][4]
Epoch 20 November 2017 (JD 2458078)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc5110 days (13.99 yr)
Aphelion45.139 AU (6.7527 Tm)
Perihelion32.782 AU (4.9041 Tm)
38.777 AU (5.8010 Tm)
Eccentricity0.1546
241.47 yr (88197.3 d)
4.73 km/s
97.148°
0° 0m 14.46s / day
Inclination12.793°
9.9615°
82.178°
Earth MOID32.2253 AU (4.82084 Tm)
Jupiter MOID28.1835 AU (4.21619 Tm)
TJupiter5.424
Physical characteristics
Dimensions87–276 km[5][6]
Temperature~ 44 K
B–V = 0.650±0.085[7]
V–R = 0.527±0.069[7]
6.81[2]

38083 Rhadamanthus /rædəˈmænθəs/ is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 1999 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey. It was originally mistakenly thought to be a plutino.[2][3]

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