(181902) 1999 RD215

(181902) 1999 RD215
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byC. Trujillo
J. X. Luu
D. C. Jewitt
Discovery siteMauna Kea Obs.
Discovery date6 September 1999
Designations
(181902) 1999 RD215
1999 RD215
TNO[1] · SDO[3][4] · distant[2]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3[1] · 1[2]
Observation arc8.03 yr (2,933 days)
Aphelion204.40 AU
Perihelion37.541 AU
120.97 AU
Eccentricity0.6897
1330.58 yr (485,993 d)
7.8003°
0° 0m 2.52s / day
Inclination25.990°
210.32°
137.86°
Physical characteristics
147 km[4]
148 km[5]
0.08 (estimate)[5]
0.09 (estimate)[4]
7.4[1] · 7.6[5]

(181902) 1999 RD215 is a trans-Neptunian object of the scattered disc, approximately 148 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 6 September 1999, by American astronomers Chad Trujillo, Jane Luu, and David Jewitt at the Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii.[2][3]

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