(15789) 1993 SC
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Iwan P. Williams, Alan Fitzsimmons, and Donal O'Ceallaigh |
| Discovery date | 17 September 1993 |
| Designations | |
| (15789) 1993 SC | |
| none | |
| Plutino[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
| Observation arc | 5839 days (15.99 yr) |
| Aphelion | 46.639 AU (6.9771 Tm) |
| Perihelion | 32.162 AU (4.8114 Tm) |
| 39.400 AU (5.8942 Tm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.18372 |
| 247.32 yr (90333.4 d) | |
| 66.186° | |
| 0° 0m 14.347s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.1667° |
| 354.75° | |
| 316.20° | |
| Earth MOID | 31.1475 AU (4.65960 Tm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 27.0752 AU (4.05039 Tm) |
| TJupiter | 5.520 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 328 km[2] 363 km[3] |
| 164 ± 30 km | |
| 0.022 ± 0.010[2] | |
| 7.0 | |
(15789) 1993 SC is a trans-Neptunian object of the plutino class. The discovery was made in 1993 at the La Palma Observatory with the Isaac Newton Telescope. It measures about 290 km and is "possibly" a dwarf planet. It was the second plutino to receive an MPC number. [1]
KBO's found in 1993 include: (15788) 1993 SB, (15789) 1993 SC, (181708) 1993 FW, and (385185) 1993 RO.
See also
References
- ^ a b "MPEC 2010-S44 :Distant Minor Planets (2010 OCT. 11.0 TT)". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ a b c "15789 (1993 SC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ List of known trans-Neptunian objects at Johnston's Archive
External links
- MPC: List of TNOs
- Grundy, W. M.; Noll, K. S.; Stephens, D. C. "Diverse albedos of small trans-neptunian objects." Icarus, Volume 176, Issue 1, p. 184-191 (07/2005) Abstract
- (15789) 1993 SC at the JPL Small-Body Database
