(33340) 1998 VG44

Trans-Neptunian object yes #C2E0FF (33340) 1998 VG 44 File:AnimatedOrbitOF333401998VG44.gif Orbit diagram of its orbit. J. A. LarsenN. DanzelA. Gleason 14 November 1998 (33340) 1998 VG 44 plutino 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) 39.382 AU Tm on 29.368 AU Tm on 49.397 AU Tm on on 3.0343° 0.25429 247.15 yr (90270.5 d) 2.7454° 324.78° 127.99° 221 km 6.5 0.09 (assumed) 0.0039880 ms / day https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=33340;cad=1 JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 33340 (1998 VG44) NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory 5 April 2016 6291 days (17.22 yr) 3 28.3843 AU Tm on 24.2172 AU Tm on (33340) 1998 VG 44 is a trans-Neptunian object. It has a 2:3 orbital resonance with the planet Neptune, similar to Pluto, classifying it as a plutino. Its average distance from the Sun is 39.083 AU with a perihelion of 29.354 AU and an aphelion at 48.813 AU. Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.249, and is inclined by 3°. The object measures about 221 km in diameter. It was discovered on 14 November 1998, by J. A. Larsen, Nicole M. Danzl and A. Gleason at the Steward Observatory. References List of Trans Neptunian Objects, Minor Planet Center http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?pc=1.1.0&n=33340 http://asteroid.lowell.edu/ External links 33340 (33339) 1998 VR32 33340 (33340) 1998 VG 44 (33341) 1998 WA5 033340 19981114 Category:Discoveries by Nichole M. Danzl Category:Discoveries by Arianna E. Gleason 033340