(91133) 1998 HK151, also written as (91133) 1998 HK151 is a resonant trans-Neptunian object from the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. It measures approximately 134 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by astronomers at the Mauna Kea Observatory on 28 April 1998.[1]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Mauna Kea Observatory |
Discovery date | 28 April 1998 |
Designations | |
Minor planet category | plutino (TNO) |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
Observation arc | 1178 days (3.23 yr) |
Aphelion | 48.529 AU (7.2598 Tm) |
Perihelion | 30.347 AU (4.5398 Tm) |
Semi-major axis | 39.438 AU (5.8998 Tm) |
Eccentricity | 0.23052 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 247.67 yr (90462.3 d) |
Mean anomaly | 25.159° |
Mean motion | 0° 0m 14.327s / day |
Inclination | 5.9365° |
Longitude of ascending node | 50.194° |
Argument of perihelion | 180.55° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 134 km (Johnston's archive) |
Geometric albedo | 0.09 (assumed) |
Spectral type | (Blueish;lowest TNO B-V) B-V=0.51; V-R=0.43[2] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.6 |
1998 HK151 is classified as a plutino, a dynamical group named after Pluto. Members of this group stay in a 2:3 resonance with Neptune.
1998 HK151 has the lowest, and thus bluest measured B-V color index of any TNO. On 24 May 2000, 1998 HK151 set a TNO record low B-V of 0.51. Reddening of the spectrum is caused by ultraviolet radiation and charged particles. Becoming bluer in the spectrum is caused by impact collisions exposing the interior of an object.
Based on an absolute magnitude of 7.62, 1998 HK151, the Johnston's Archive estimates a diameter of 134 kilometers, assuming an albedo of 0.09.
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