(84719) 2002 VR128
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Michael E. Brown Chadwick A. Trujillo |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | 3 November 2002 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (84719) 2002 VR128 |
| TNO, plutino[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 9 December 2014 (JD 2457000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
| Observation arc | 25.06 yr |
| Aphelion | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). |
| Perihelion | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2621 |
| 247.57 yr (90,423 d) | |
| 71.322° | |
| Inclination | 14.027° |
| 23.122° | |
| 288.46° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 448.5+42.1 −43.2 km [3] |
| Albedo | 0.052+0.027 −0.018 [3] |
| Temperature | ≈ 44 K |
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Spectral type
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B−V = 0.94±0.03 V−R = 0.60±0.02[3] |
| 5.58±0.37[3] 5.4[1] |
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(84719) 2002 VR128, also written (84719) 2002 VR128, is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 2002 by Michael Brown and Chad Trujillo. The object is a plutino, an object in 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune.
Physical properties
The size of (84719) 2002 VR128 was measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 448.5+42.1
−43.2 km.[3] The surface of (84719) 2002 VR128 is red in the visible spectral range.[3]
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