(469372) 2001 QF298

(469372) 2001 QF298
2001 QF298 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2006.
Discovery[1]
Discovered byMarc W. Buie[2]
Cerro Tololo (807)
Discovery dateAugust 19, 2001
Designations
2001 QF298
none
TNO[3] · plutino[4][5]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc4526 days (12.39 yr)
Aphelion43.726 AU (6.5413 Tm)
Perihelion34.756 AU (5.1994 Tm)
39.241 AU (5.8704 Tm)
Eccentricity0.11429
245.82 yr (89784.4 d)
4.73 km/s
154.29°
0° 0m 14.435s /day
Inclination22.408°
164.24°
41.215°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions408.2+40.2
−44.9 km[6]
0.071+0.020
−0.014[6]
B−V=0.67 ± 0.07
V−R=0.39 ± 0.06[6]
5.43 ± 0.07,[6] 5.2[3]

(469372) 2001 QF298, provisionally known as 2001 QF298, is a resonant trans-Neptunian object that resides in the Kuiper belt in the outermost region of the Solar System.[6] It was discovered on August 19, 2001 by Marc W. Buie.[2] 2001 QF298 is a plutino, meaning that it is locked in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Neptune, much like Pluto.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MPEC2001-T54 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "List Of Transneptunian Objects". Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference jpldata was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "MPEC 2006-X45 : Distant Minor Planets". Minor Planet Center & Tamkin Foundation Computer Network. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  5. ^ Marc W. Buie (12 June 2006). "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 01QF298". SwRI (Space Science Department). Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference Herschel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).