(315898) 2008 QD4

(315898) 2008 QD4
Centaur 2008 QD4 (apmag 19) as seen with 24" telescope
Discovery
Discovered byMallorca Obs.
Discovery siteLa Sagra Obs.
Discovery date25 August 2008
Designations
(315898) 2008 QD4
centaur[1][2][3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 1
Observation arc2744 days (7.51 yr)
Aphelion11.364 AU (1.7000 Tm) (Q)
Perihelion5.4531 AU (815.77 Gm) (q)
8.4087 AU (1.25792 Tm) (a)
Eccentricity0.35149 (e)
24.38 yr (8906.16 d)
79.666° (M)
0° 2m 25.516s / day (n)
Inclination42.028° (i)
344.70° (Ω)
68.923° (ω)
Earth MOID4.6941 AU (702.23 Gm)
Jupiter MOID1.46448 AU (219.083 Gm)
TJupiter2.387
Physical characteristics
31 km[4]
0.05 (assumed)[4]
11.4[1]

(315898) 2008 QD4, prov. designation: 2008 QD4, is a centaur orbiting in the outer Solar System with a perihelion greater than Jupiter and a semi-major axis less than Saturn.

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  4. ^ a b assumed to have an albedo just above a typical comet