(44594) 1999 OX3

(44594) 1999 OX3
Orbit diagram (top view, 1999 OX3 in blue)
Discovery[1]
Discovered byJ. J. Kavelaars
B. Gladman
M. Holman
J.-M. Petit
Discovery siteMauna Kea Obs.
Discovery date21 July 1999
Designations
(44594) 1999 OX3
1999 OX3
TNO[1][2] · centaur[3][4]
distant[5]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc17.35 yr (6,338 days)
Aphelion46.576 AU
Perihelion17.589 AU
32.083 AU
Eccentricity0.4518
181.72 yr (66,375 days)
347.21°
0° 0m 19.44s / day
Inclination2.6248°
259.10°
144.53°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions151 km[3][6]
159.78 km (calculated)[2]
9.26 h[2][7]
0.10 (assumed)[2]
RR[3][8] · C[2]
6.07±0.19 (R)[9] · 6.835±0.078 (R)[10] · 7.1[1][2] · 7.4[7] · 7.718±0.092[a] · 7.85[6]

(44594) 1999 OX3 is an eccentric trans-Neptunian object with a centaur-like orbit from the outer Solar System, approximately 150 kilometers in diameter.[3] It was discovered on 21 July 1999, by astronomers John Kavelaars, Brett Gladman, Matthew Holman and Jean-Marc Petit at Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii, United States.[5]

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