(527604) 2007 VL305

(527604) 2007 VL305
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byA. C. Becker
A. W. Puckett
J. Kubica
Discovery siteApache Point Obs.
Discovery date4 November 2007
Designations
(527604) 2007 VL305
2007 VL305
Neptune trojan · L4[3]
centaur[1] · distant[2]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 4
Observation arc5.19 yr (1,894 days)
Aphelion31.729 AU
Perihelion28.122 AU
29.926 AU
Eccentricity0.0603
163.71 yr (59,795 days)
10.760°
0° 0m 21.6s / day
Inclination28.155°
188.69°
216.70°
Physical characteristics
110 km (est. at 0.10)[4]
160 km[5]
22.2[5]
7.9[1]

(527604) 2007 VL305, provisional designation 2007 VL305, is an inclined Neptune trojan that shares Neptune's orbit in the L4 Lagrangian point. It was discovered on 4 November 2007, by astronomers Andrew Becker, Andrew Puckett and Jeremy Kubica at the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico, United States, although images from 2005 have also been recovered.[2] It measures approximately 160 kilometers in diameter and was the sixth Neptune trojan to be discovered.[3] As of 2016, it is 34.1 AU from Neptune.[6]

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  6. ^ 2007 VL305 at JPL Horizons Change "Observer Location" to @Neptune