2020 FY30
Discovery [1][2] | |
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Discovered by | |
Discovery site | Mauna Kea Obs. |
Discovery date | 24 March 2020 (first imaged) |
Designations | |
2020 FY30 | |
Minor planet category | |
Orbital characteristics[4] | |
Epoch 27 March 2020 (JD 2458996.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 9 | |
Observation arc | 0.82 yr (300 days) |
Aphelion | 107.687±39.992 AU |
Perihelion | 35.577±7.749 AU |
71.632±26.602 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.50333±0.29262 |
606.28±337.70 yr | |
238.823°±190.640° | |
0° 0m 5.853s / day | |
Inclination | 13.858°±0.129° |
67.258°±0.375° | |
301.441°±71.686° | |
Neptune MOID | ≈ 7.4 AU[2] |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 517 km (estimate) |
24.3[1] | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | |
2020 FY30 is a distant trans-Neptunian object that was discovered 99.0 AU (14.81 billion km) from the Sun by Scott Sheppard, David Tholen, and Chad Trujillo on 24 March 2020.[1] Announced on 14 February 2021, it is one of the most distant observable known objects in the Solar System.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "MPEC 2021-C282 : 2020 FY30". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "2020 FY30". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2020 FY30)" (2021-01-18 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
External links[]
- 2020 FY30 at the JPL Small-Body Database
- MPC
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (unnumbered)
- Discoveries by Scott S. Sheppard
- Discoveries by Chad Trujillo
- Discoveries by David J. Tholen
- Scattered disc and detached objects
- Astronomical objects discovered in 2020