_2015_KH162&sq=&lang=&file=File:2015_KH162-orbit.png) Orbital diagram of 2015 KH162 | |
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. Sheppard D. Tholen C. Trujillo |
| Discovery site | Mauna Kea Obs. |
| Discovery date | 18 May 2015 |
| Designations | |
| 2015 KH162 | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch 1 July 2021 (JD 2459396.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 2[2][3] | |
| Observation arc | 11.36 yr (4,149 d) |
| Aphelion | 82.117 AU |
| Perihelion | 41.513 AU |
| 61.815 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3284 |
| 486.02 yr (177,517 d) | |
| 67.564° | |
| 0° 0m 7.2s / day | |
| Inclination | 28.903° |
| 201.01° | |
| 295.63° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 671 km (est.)[4][6] | |
| 22.12[7] | |
| 4.14[2][3] | |
(674118) 2015 KH162 is a large trans-Neptunian object orbiting in the scattered disc region of the outermost Solar System. First observed in 2015, this minor planet is one of the most distant objects from the Sun at 60.6 AU, or twice as far as Neptune.
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