Discovery[1][2] | |
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Discovered by | M. W. Buie |
Discovery site | Kitt Peak National Obs. |
Discovery date | 6 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 arc | 12.96 yr (4,733 days) |
Aphelion | 53.081 AU |
Perihelion | 39.404 AU |
46.243 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1479 |
314.47 yr (114,859 d) | |
233.51° | |
0° 0m 11.16s / day | |
Inclination | 7.0487° |
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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