(26375) 1999 DE9 (also written (26375) 1999 DE9) is a trans-Neptunian object. Light-curve-amplitude analysis shows only small deviations, suggesting (26375) 1999 DE9 is a spheroid with small albedo spots.[4] Measurements by the Spitzer Space Telescope estimate that it is 461 ± 45 km in diameter.[3] It was discovered in 1999 by Chad Trujillo and Jane X. Luu. It is possibly a dwarf planet.[5]
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Discovered by | Chadwick A. Trujillo and Jane X. Luu |
Discovery date | 20 February 1999 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (26375) 1999 DE9 |
Minor planet category | TNO 2:5 resonance[1] |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 2 | |
Observation arc | 6619 days (18.12 yr) |
Aphelion | 79.663 AU (11.9174 Tm) |
Perihelion | 32.342 AU (4.8383 Tm) |
Semi-major axis | 56.002 AU (8.3778 Tm) |
Eccentricity | 0.42249 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 419.10 yr (153075 d) |
Average orbital speed | 3.81 km/s |
Mean anomaly | 25.385° |
Mean motion | 0° 0m 8.466s / day |
Inclination | 7.6076° |
Longitude of ascending node | 322.909° |
Argument of perihelion | 160.236° |
Earth MOID | 31.3582 AU (4.69112 Tm) |
Jupiter MOID | 27.062 AU (4.0484 Tm) |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 461 ± 45 km[3] |
Synodic rotation period | 24 h (1.0 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.06–0.08[3] |
Temperature | ≈37 K |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 5.0 |
(26375) 1999 DE9 orbit is in 2:5 resonance with Neptune's.[1] Spectral analysis has shown traces of ice.[6]
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