(523759) 2014 WK509

(523759) 2014 WK509
Discovery[1]
Discovered byPan-STARRS 1
Discovery siteHaleakala Obs.
Discovery date14 September 2010
Designations
(523759) 2014 WK509
TNO[2] · SDO[3]
distant[1]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 5[2] · 3[1]
Observation arc3.24 yr (1,185 days)
Aphelion61.579 AU
Perihelion40.098 AU
50.838 AU
Eccentricity0.2113
362.49 yr (132,399 days)
271.50°
0° 0m 9.72s / day
Inclination14.542°
41.033°
135.10°
Physical characteristics
574 km (est.)[4]
584 km (est.)[3]
0.09 (assumed)[3][4]
4.4[1][2]
4.5[4]

(523759) 2014 WK509 (provisional designation 2014 WK509) is a trans-Neptunian object in the scattered disc, located in the outermost regions of the Solar System. It was discovered on 14 September 2010, by Pan-STARRS at Haleakala Observatory on the island of Maui, Hawaii, in the United States.[1] The object's diameter has been estimated to measure approximately 600 kilometers.[3][4]

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