| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery site | Cerro Tololo Obs. |
| Discovery date | 28 September 2013 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2013 SL102 |
| Minor planet category | TNO |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 4 | |
| Observation arc | 3.14 yr (1,147 d) |
| Aphelion | 591.98 AU |
| Perihelion | 38.102 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 315.04 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.8791 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 5591.90 yr (2,042,441 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 0.5856° |
| Mean motion | 0° 0 0.72 / day |
| Inclination | 6.5074° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 94.634° |
| Argument of perihelion | 265.32° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.9663 |
2013 SL102 is an extreme trans-Neptunian object from the outermost region of the Solar System. It was discovered on September 28, 2013 by astronomers at Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.
Orbit and classification
It orbits the Sun at a distance of 38.1–592.0 AU once every 5591 years and 11 months (2,042,441 days; semi-major axis of 315.04 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.88 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.
References
- ^ "2013 SL102". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2013 SL102)" (2016-11-18 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 2017-12-16 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 2013 SL102 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2013 SL102 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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