1 day / second
0.5 AU
(55636) 2002 TX300
Trans-Neptunian Object
A large, highly reflective trans-Neptunian object in the Haumea family, orbiting between 35-51 AU from the Sun with an estimated diameter of 286 kilometers.
Key Facts
orbital regime | Kuiper Belt |
learn more | Wikipedia |
mass | 1.2000e+19 kg |
radius | 143 km |
hill radius | 715,097 km |
semi-major axis | 43.116 AU |
eccentricity | 0.122 |
inclination | 25.878º |
longitude of the ascending node | 324.698º |
argument of periapsis | 338.958º |
orbital period | 283.111 years |
sidereal rotation period | 12.101 hours |
axial tilt | 0º |
surface gravity | 0.004 g |
class | cubewano |
discovery date | October 15, 2002 |
discovery location | Observed at the Mauna Kea observatory by the NEAT program |
material composition | Has a fresh icy surface, with presence of water ice confirmed |
albedo | Unusually high for a TNO, estimated around 0.88 |
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