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(137295) 1999 RB216

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Discovery date  8 September 1999
Alternative names  none
Observation arc  5116 days (14.01 yr)
MPC designation  (137295) 1999 RB216
Minor planet category  twotino
Discovered by  C. A. Trujillo, D. C. Jewitt, and J. X. Luu

(137295) 1999 RB216, also written as 1999 RB216, is a trans-Neptunian object that resides in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered on September 8, 1999, by Chad Trujillo, David C. Jewitt, and Jane X. Luu.

It is in a 2:1 orbital resonance with the planet Neptune.

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(137295) 1999 RB216 Wikipedia