52975 Cyllarus

52975 Cyllarus
Hubble Space Telescope image of Cyllarus taken in 2010
Discovery[1]
Discovered byN. Danzl
Discovery siteKitt Peak National Obs.
Discovery date12 October 1998
Designations
(52975) Cyllarus
Pronunciation/ˈsɪlərəs/[2]
Named after
Cyllarus (Greek mythology)[3]
1998 TF35
centaur [1][4] · distant [5]
Symbol (astrological)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 4
Observation arc9.95 yr (3,636 days)
Aphelion35.971 AU
Perihelion16.254 AU
26.113 AU
Eccentricity0.3775
133.44 yr (48,739 days)
75.673°
0° 0m 26.64s / day
Inclination12.651°
52.073°
300.77°
TJupiter4.2470
Physical characteristics
Dimensions62 km[6]
0.115[6]
RR[6]
B–V = 1.096±0.095[7]
V–R = 0.680±0.085[7]
23.93[8]
9.4[1]

52975 Cyllarus /ˈsɪlərəs/ (provisional designation 1998 TF35) is a very red centaur, approximately 62 kilometers (39 miles) in diameter, orbiting the Sun in the outer Solar System. It was discovered on 12 October 1998, by American astronomer Nichole Danzl at the Kitt Peak National Observatory near Sells, Arizona, in the United States.[5] It was later named after the mythological centaur Cyllarus.[3]

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