(48639) 1995 TL 8
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Asteroid (48639) 1995 TL 8 |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Transneptunian object |
| Major semi-axis | 52.239 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.234 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 40,016 AU - 64,462 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.2 ° |
| Sidereal period | 377.57 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 4.06 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ~ 350 km |
| Dimensions | 4.5 × 10 19 kg |
| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Medium density | 2.0? g / cm³ |
| Absolute brightness | 5.28 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Gleason |
| Date of discovery | October 15, 1995 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(48639) 1995 TL 8 is a Trans-Neptunian object that was discovered by A. Gleason on October 15, 1995 . After one year later discovered Kuiper Belt Object (15874) 1996 TL 66 as Scattered disk object was classified (SDO), also in 1995 TL was 8 classified as SDO. It is one of the few objects with a perihelion greater than 40 AU. Its diameter is about 350 km.
1995 TL 8 has a natural satellite about 160 km in diameter. It is called S / 2002 (48639) 1 , was discovered on November 9, 2002 and published on October 5, 2005.