(78799) 2002 XW93

(78799) 2002 XW93
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byPalomar Obs.
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date10 December 2002
Designations
(78799) 2002 XW93
2002 XW93
TNO[2] · centaur[3]
other TNO[4] · distant[1]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 4
Observation arc18.76 yr (6,852 d)
Earliest precovery date17 December 1989
Aphelion46.812 AU
Perihelion27.909 AU
37.360 AU
Eccentricity0.2530
228.36 yr (83,410 d)
145.37°
0° 0m 15.48s / day
Inclination14.383°
46.928°
247.18°
Physical characteristics
565+71
−73 km[3][4]
584 km[5]
0.038[3][4]
5.5[1][2]

(78799) 2002 XW93, provisional designation 2002 XW93, is a trans-Neptunian object and centaur from the outer Solar System, approximately 500–600 kilometers (300–400 mi) in diameter. It was discovered on 10 December 2002, by astronomers at the Palomar Observatory in California.[1]

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