(87269) 2000 OO 67
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Asteroid (87269) 2000 OO 67 |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Transneptunian object |
| Major semi-axis | (562 ± 3) AU |
| eccentricity | 0.9630 ± 0.0002 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 20.790 AU - (1103 ± 6) AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 20.1 ° |
| Sidereal period | (13300 ± 100) a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 28-87 km |
| Absolute brightness | 9 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory |
| Date of discovery | July 29, 2000 |
| 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. | |
(87269) 2000 OO 67 is a Trans-Neptunian object discovered on July 29, 2000 at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory . Its extraordinarily eccentric orbit is remarkable . 2000 OO 67 approaches the sun to about 21 astronomical units (AU), but at the point furthest from the sun it reaches a distance of more than 1100 AU (approx. 0.02 light years ). The period of rotation is over 10,000 years.
In April 2005, 2000 OO 67 reached its perihelion and has been moving away from the sun since then.
See also
- (65407) 2002 RP 120 , with a similarly large eccentricity
Web links
- Orbit simulation from JPL (Java)