(471288) 2011 GM27 is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) in the Kuiper belt, classified as a hot classical Kuiper belt object.[2] It was discovered on 2 April 2011, at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile.[1] With an absolute magnitude of 5.32,[3] a geometric albedo of between 0.06 to 0.09 (a typical value) would mean it has a diameter of about 450 kilometers (280 mi).[2]
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovery site | La Silla Obs. (809) |
Discovery date | 2 April 2011 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (471288) 2011 GM27 |
Minor planet category | TNO · cubewano[2] |
Orbital characteristics[3] | |
Epoch 1 July 2021 (JD 2459396.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 2 | |
Observation arc | 14.08 yr (5,141 d) |
Aphelion | 44.638 AU |
Perihelion | 42.363 AU |
Semi-major axis | 43.500 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.0261 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 286.91 yr (104,794 d) |
Mean anomaly | 98.325° |
Mean motion | 0° 0m 12.24s / day |
Inclination | 13.028° |
Longitude of ascending node | 257.25° |
Argument of perihelion | 194.69° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 443 km (est.)[2] 460 km (est.)[4] |
Geometric albedo | 0.06 (est.)[4] 0.09 (est.)[2] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 5.32[3] |
2011 GM27 orbits the Sun at a distance of 42.4–44.6 AU once every 286 years and 11 months (104,794 days; semi-major axis of 43.5 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.03 and an inclination of 13° with respect to the ecliptic.[3]
It orbits slightly outside a 3:5 resonance with Neptune, taking 16 years (5.5% of its orbit) longer to orbit the Sun than a body in 3:5 resonance. Precovery observations exist dating back to 2006 in SDSS data.[5]
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