2010 VR11, also written 2010 VR11, is a Kuiper belt object[4] with an absolute magnitude of 5.6.[2] Assuming an albedo of 0.08, it is estimated to be about 350 kilometres (220 mi) in diameter.[7] Astronomer Mike Brown lists it as possibly a dwarf planet.[7]
Discovery[1][2] | |
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Discovered by | D. Rabinowitz, M. Schwamb, S. Tourtellotte |
Discovery site | European Southern Observatory, Germany |
Discovery date | November 2, 2010 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 2010 VR11 |
Minor planet category | cubewano[2] SCATEXTD[3] |
Orbital characteristics[4][5] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 4 | |
Observation arc | 1560 days (4.27 yr) |
Aphelion | 47.706 AU (7.1367 Tm) |
Perihelion | 35.300 AU (5.2808 Tm) |
Semi-major axis | 41.503 AU (6.2088 Tm) |
Eccentricity | 0.14945 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 267.38 yr (97661.5 d) |
Mean anomaly | 320.69° |
Mean motion | 0° 0m 13.27s /day |
Inclination | 30.924° |
Longitude of ascending node | 86.702° |
Time of perihelion | ≈ 25 August 2044[6] ±4 days |
Argument of perihelion | 36.398° |
Earth MOID | 34.3629 AU (5.14062 Tm) |
Jupiter MOID | 30.2897 AU (4.53127 Tm) |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | ~350 km (assumed)[7] |
Geometric albedo | 0.08 (assumed)[7] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 5.5,[2] 5.4[5] |
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