Draft:(612349) 2002 GH32
| 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° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 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[3]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 killometers[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 astronomer Marc W. Buie. [1]
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
- ^ a b c d "List Of Transneptunian Objects". www.minorplanetcenter.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-12-21.