(495603) 2015 AM281

(495603) 2015 AM281
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byPan-STARRS 1
Discovery siteHaleakala Obs.
Discovery date13 March 2010
Designations
(495603) 2015 AM281
2015 AM281
TNO[3] · res 2:5[4]
distant[1]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3[1]
Observation arc23.14 yr (6,261 d)
Earliest precovery date6 April 2000[1]
Aphelion68.916 AU
Perihelion41.357 AU
55.137 AU
Eccentricity0.2499
409.42 yr (149,540 d)
335.33°
0° 0m 8.64s / day
Inclination26.719°
22.124°
158.18°
Physical characteristics
468 km (est.)[4]
479 km (est.)[5]
0.07 (assumed)[5]
0.09 (assumed)[4]
4.8[3]
4.86[1]

(495603) 2015 AM281 (provisional designation 2015 AM281) is a resonant trans-Neptunian object in the outermost region of the Solar System, guesstimated at approximately 470 kilometers (290 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 13 March 2010, by astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, United States.[1]

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