S / 2000 (1998 WW 31 ) 1
1998 WW 31 I. | |
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Provisional or systematic name | S / 2000 (1998 WW 31 ) 1 |
Central body | 1998 WW 31 |
Properties of the orbit | |
Major semi-axis | (22300 ± 800) km |
Periapsis | (4100 ± 1300) km |
Apoapsis | (40500 ± 2600) km |
eccentricity | 0.817 ± 0.05 |
Orbit inclination | (41.7 ± 7) ° |
Orbital time | (574 ± 10) d |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (110 ± 12) km |
Medium density | 0.8 g / cm 3 |
Acceleration of gravity on the surface | ≈ 0 m / s 2 |
Escape speed | ≈ 0 m / s |
discovery | |
Explorer |
C. Veillet, J. Shapiro A. Doressoundiram |
Date of discovery | December 22, 2000 |
S / 2000 (1998 WW 31 ) 1 is the moon of the trans-Neptunian object 1998 WW 31 , with which it forms the first double system discovered in the Kuiper belt after Pluto - Charon .
S / 2000 (1998 WW 31 ) 1 was discovered in April 2001 by Christian Veillet, Joshua Shapiro and Alain Doressoundiram on recordings made on December 21 and 22, 2000. The discovery was published on April 16, 2001 .