(307463) 2002 VU130

Trans-Neptunian object (TNO) July 2021 yes (307463) 2002 VU 130 #C2E0FF M. W. Buie Kitt Peak Obs. 7 November 2002 (307463) 2002 VU 130 TNOplutino 1 July 2021 (JD 2459396.5) 21 13.99 yr (5,110 d) 47.106 AU 30.929 AU 39.018 AU 0.2073 243.73 yr (89,021 d) 278.86° 0.0040 ms / day 1.3761° 267.86° 281.56° 0 253 km 0.179 5.47 (307463) 2002 VU 130 is a trans-Neptunian object, located in the circumstellar disc of the Kuiper belt in the outermost region of the Solar System. The resonant trans-Neptunian object belongs to the population of plutinos and measures approximately 253 km mi off us 2 in diameter. It was discovered on 7 November 2002, by American astronomer Marc Buie at the Kitt Peak Observatory near Tucson, Arizona. Orbit and classification 2002 VU 130 is a plutino, a population of objects in the Kuiper belt that stay in a 2:3 resonance with Neptune. A large part of the inner Kuiper belt is formed by objects belonging to this population which is named after its largest member, Pluto. 2002 VU 130 orbits the Sun at a distance of 30.9–47.1 AU once every 243 years and 9 months (89,021 days; semi-major axis of 39.02 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21 and an inclination of 1° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation on 7 November 2002. It is currently approaching the Sun at 39.428 AU, with its perihelion-passage projected to occur in June 2076. Numbering and naming This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 10 December 2011 (M.P.C. 77418). 2025, it has not been named. If named, it will follow the already established scheme of naming these objects after mythological entities associated with the underworld. Physical characteristics Diameter and albedo Observations with Herschels PACS instrument were published in 2011. For 2002 VU 130, the measurements gave a mean-diameter of 252.9 +33.6 -31.3 km with an unusually high albedo of 0.179 +0.202 -0.103 and an absolute magnitude of 5.47 0.83. This result has been adopted in Johnstons Archive, giving a rounded diameter of 253 km mi off us 2, while Mike Brown estimates a similar one of 260 km with an albedo of 0.18 and an absolute magnitude of 5.5. References 2016-11-03 last obs. JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 307463 (2002 VU130) https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2307463 Jet Propulsion Laboratory 24 July 2021 307463 (2002 VU130) Minor Planet Center https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=307463 24 July 2021 M.P.E.C. 2002-X10 (containing 2002 VU130) Minor Planet Electronic Circular 3 December 2002 https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K02/K02X10.html 24 July 2021 MPC/MPO/MPS Archive Minor Planet Center https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html 24 July 2021 List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects Johnston's Archive 18 August 2020 Johnston Wm. Robert http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html 24 July 2021 Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 307463 Southwest Research Institute https://www.boulder.swri.edu/~buie/kbo/astrom/307463.html 24 July 2021The Deep Ecliptic Survey Object Classifications How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system? California Institute of Technology Brown Michael E. http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/dps.html 24 July 2021 6 Mommert M. Harris A. W. Kiss C. Pál A. Santos-Sanz P. Stansberry J. Delsanti A. Vilenius E. Müller T. G. Peixinho N. Lellouch E. Szalai N. Henry F. Duffard R. Fornasier S. Hartogh P. Mueller M. Ortiz J. L. Protopapa S. Rengel M. Thirouin A. May 2012 TNOs are cool: A survey of the trans-Neptunian region. V. Physical characterization of 18 Plutinos using Herschel-PACS observations Astronomy & Astrophysics 541 A93 2012A&A...541A..93M 0004-6361 10.1051/0004-6361/201118562 1202.3657 Asteroid (307463) 2002 VU130 – Ephemerides AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?pc=1.1.3.0&n=307463 24 July 2021 External links Orbit simulation from NASA JPL site List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects, Minor Planet Center (307463) 2002 VU130, Small Bodies Data Ferret 307463 (307463) 2002 VU 130 307463 Category:Discoveries by Marc Buie 20021107