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2020 BE102

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2020 BE102
Discovery[1]
Discovered byTemplate:Scott S. Sheppard
Template:Chad Trujillo
Discovery siteTemplate:Subaru Telescope
Discovery date24 January 2020
Designations
MPC designation2020 BE102
Template:Trans-Neptunian object[2] · Template:Scattered disc object[3] · Template:Distant minor planet[4]
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch 11 January 2021 (JD 2459225.5)
Uncertainty parameter 9
Observation arc2.21 yr (806 days)
Aphelion116.935 AU
Perihelion32.863 AU
74.899 AU
Eccentricity0.5612
648 yr
227.181°
0° 0m 5.474s / day
Inclination5.411
38.841
268.418
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
400–300 km (est. 0.1–0.2)[5]
25.7[1]
5.12±0.09[2] · 5.16[4]

2020 BE102 is a trans-Neptunian object in the scattered disc, with a diameter of approximately 350 kilometres (220 miles). It was discovered on 24 January 2020, by American astronomers Template:Scott S. Sheppard, Template:David J. Tholen, and Template:Chad Trujillo using the Template:Subaru Telescope of the Template:Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii, and announced on 31 May 2021.[1] It was 111.2 astronomical units from the Sun when discovered, making it the third-farthest known Solar System object from the Sun as of May 2022, after 2018 VG18 (124 AU) and 2018 AG37 (~132 AU).[1][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "MPEC 2022-K172 : 2020 BE102". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2020 BE102)" (2022-04-09 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "2020 BE102". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. "Asteroid Size Estimator". Center for Near Earth Object Studies. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. "JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris for 2020 BE102". JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 May 2022. Ephemeris Type: VECTORS, Target Body: Asteroid (2020 BE102), Coordinate Origin: Sun (body center) [500@10], Time Span: Start=2020-01-24, Table Settings: quantities code=2p

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