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(119068) 2001 KC77

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Discovered by  M. W. Buie
Minor planet category  TNO 2:5 resonance
Aphelion  75.146 AU (11.2417 Tm)
Discovery date  23 May 2001
Observation arc  1449 days (3.97 yr)
Perihelion  35.383 AU (5.2932 Tm)

(119068) 2001 KC77, also written as (119068) 2001 KC77, is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) that resides in the Kuiper belt region of the Solar System. It was discovered on May 23, 2001 by Marc W. Buie.

It is in a 2:5 orbital resonance with the planet Neptune.

References

(119068) 2001 KC77 Wikipedia