(444030) 2004 NT33

(444030) 2004 NT33
Discovery[1]
Discovered byPalomar team
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date13 July 2004
Designations
(444030) 2004 NT33
2004 NT33
TNO[1] · cubewano[2]
Extended[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc33.99 yr (12,415 days)
Earliest precovery date10 August 1982
Aphelion50.014 AU
Perihelion36.838 AU
43.426 AU
Eccentricity0.1517
286.18 yr (104,527 days)
41.709°
0° 0m 12.24s / day
Inclination31.231°
240.87°
37.400°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions423+87
−80 km[4]
482.53 km (calculated)[5]
513 km (estimated)[6]
7.87±0.05 h[2]
0.08[6]
0.10 (assumed)[5]
0.125[4]
C[5]
20.94[7]
4.4[2] · 4.7[1][5] · 4.9[6]

(444030) 2004 NT33 is a classical trans-Neptunian object and possible dwarf planet of the Kuiper belt in the outermost region of the Solar System, approximately 450 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 13 July 2004, by astronomers at Palomar Observatory, California, United States.[8]

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