(524435) 2002 CY248

(524435) 2002 CY248
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byM. W. Buie
Discovery siteKitt Peak National Obs.
Discovery date6 February 2002
Designations
(524435) 2002 CY248
2002 CY248
TNO[3] · cubewano[4][5]
p-DP[6] · distant[1]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc12.96 yr (4,733 days)
Aphelion53.081 AU
Perihelion39.404 AU
46.243 AU
Eccentricity0.1479
314.47 yr (114,859 d)
233.51°
0° 0m 11.16s / day
Inclination7.0487°
300.74°
336.77°
Physical characteristics
404 km[5]
449 km[6]
0.06 (assumed)[6]
0.09 (assumed)[5]
5.2[3] · 5.5[6]

(524435) 2002 CY248 (provisional designation 2002 CY248) is a trans-Neptunian object and weak dwarf-planet candidate from the classical Kuiper belt in the outermost region of the Solar System, approximately 400–450 kilometers (250–280 mi) in diameter. It was first observed on 6 February 2002, by American astronomer Marc Buie at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, United States.[1]

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