(119070) 2001 KP77

(119070) 2001 KP77
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byM. W. Buie
Discovery siteCerro Tololo Obs.
Discovery date23 May 2001
Designations
(119070) 2001 KP77
2001 KP77
TNO[3] · res (4:7)[4][5]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 1 July 2021 (JD 2459396.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3[2] · 4[3]
Observation arc3.97 yr (1,449 d)
Aphelion51.855 AU
Perihelion36.095 AU
43.975 AU
Eccentricity0.1792
291.62 yr (106,514 d)
23.170°
0° 0m 12.24s / day
Inclination3.3179°
22.164°
219.65°
Physical characteristics
176 km (est. at 0.09)[4]
B–R = 1.720±0.319[6][7]
22.8[8]
7.0[2][3]

(119070) 2001 KP77 (provisional designation 2001 KP77) is a resonant trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper belt, a circumstellar disc located in the outermost region of the Solar System. It was discovered on 23 May 2001, by American astronomer Marc Buie at the Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile.[2] The object is locked in a 4:7 orbital resonance with Neptune. It has a red surface color and measures approximately 176 kilometers (110 miles) in diameter. As of 2021, it has not been named.

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