(308933) 2006 SQ 372
Asteroid (308933) 2006 SQ 372 |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Transneptunian object |
Major semi-axis | 742.9257 AU |
eccentricity | 0.9675 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 24.144 AU - 1461.7029 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 19.4977 ° |
Sidereal period | 20,250.06 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 50 to 100 km |
Absolute brightness | 8.0 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Sloan Digital Sky Survey |
Date of discovery | September 27, 2006 |
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. |
(308933) 2006 SQ 372 is a trans-Neptunian object that was discovered on September 27, 2006 - just two months after the perihelion - as part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey .
The asteroid has a highly eccentric orbit around the Sun , with perihelion at 24 AU and aphelion at around 1500 AU. Its orbit around the sun lasts more than 20,000 years. The mean diameter is 50 to 100 km.