(612349) 2002 GH32
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Marc W. Buie |
| Discovery date | 8 April 2002 |
| Designations | |
| Trans-Neptunian Cubewano | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Aphelion | 45.960 AU |
| Perihelion | 38.301 AU |
| Periastron | 253.1° |
| 42.130 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.091 |
| 113.2° | |
| Inclination | 26.7° |
| 220.6° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 230km (estimate) [1] |
| 6.26 [2] | |
(612349) 2002 GH32, also written as (612349) 2002 GH32, is a trans-Neptunian object that is located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of the Solar System. This celestial body is classified as a cubewano. It orbits the sun every 98,900 days (270.77 years), coming as close as 38.301 AU and reaching as far as 45.96 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness of 6.26[2] and the way it reflects light, 2002 GH32 is probably between 148.784 to 332.690 kilometers in diameter, with the best estimate being about 230 kilometers[1], making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. state of Maryland.
Discovery
(612349) 2002 GH32 was discovered on April 8, 2002, by Marc W. Buie and Karen J. Meech at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Coquimbo Region, Chile.[3]
Orbit
The orbit of (612349) 2002 GH32 has an eccentricity of 0.091 and has a semi-major axis of 42.130 AU. Its perihelion takes it to a distance of 38.301 AU from the Sun, and its aphelion to 45.960 AU.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "List Of Transneptunian Objects". www.minorplanetcenter.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ↑ "MPEC 2003-N17: 2001 DD106, 2002 GF32, 2002 GH32, 2002 GX32, 2002 PQ145". www.minorplanetcenter.org. 2003-07-05. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
External links
- "Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-08-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-08-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)</ref> - "Astronomia - astronomický server fakulty pedagogické ZČU". astronomia.zcu.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
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