(95625) 2002 GX32, also written as (95625) 2002 GX32, is a trans-Neptunian object that resides in the Kuiper belt.[2] It has a 3:7 resonance with Neptune.[3] It was discovered on April 8, 2002 by Marc W. Buie, Amy B. Jordan, and James L. Elliot.
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Discovered by | M. W. Buie A. B. Jordan J. L. Elliot |
Discovery date | 8 April 2002 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (95625) 2002 GX32 |
Minor planet category | SDO[2] 3:7 resonance[3][4][5] |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
Observation arc | 1478 days (4.05 yr) |
Aphelion | 73.624 AU (11.0140 Tm) |
Perihelion | 33.082 AU (4.9490 Tm) |
Semi-major axis | 53.353 AU (7.9815 Tm) |
Eccentricity | 0.37994 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 389.71 yr (142343 d) |
Average orbital speed | 3.91 km/s |
Mean anomaly | 17.588° |
Mean motion | 0° 0m 9.105s / day |
Inclination | 13.922° |
Longitude of ascending node | 28.097° |
Argument of perihelion | 185.83° |
Earth MOID | 32.0761 AU (4.79852 Tm) |
Jupiter MOID | 27.6446 AU (4.13557 Tm) |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 147 km (assumed)[6] |
Geometric albedo | 0.09 (assumed) |
Temperature | ~38 K |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.4[1] |
It came to perihelion in 1997.[1]
Assuming a generic TNO albedo of 0.09, it is about 153 km in diameter.[6]
Simulations by Emel'yanenko and Kiseleva in 2007 show that 2002 GX32 has a 99% probability of libration in a 3:7 resonance with Neptune.[7]
The Neptune 3:7 mean-motion resonance keeps it more than 11 AU from Neptune over a 14000-year period.[4]
It has been observed 21 times over 4 oppositions and has an orbit quality code of 3.[1]
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