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(307463) 2002 VU130

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Discovered by
  
Marc W. Buie

Alternative names
  
none

Observation arc
  
4780 days (13.09 yr)

Discovery date
  
7 November 2002

Minor planet category
  
TNO (plutino)

Aphelion
  
47.503 AU (7.1063 Tm)

(307463) 2002 VU130 (also written (307463) 2002 VU130) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 2002 by Marc W. Buie at Kitt Peak Observatory. The object is classified as a plutino (in 2:3 resonance with Neptune).

Physical properties

The size of (307463) 2002 VU130 was measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 7005252900000000000♠252.9+33.6
−31.3
 km
.

References

(307463) 2002 VU130 Wikipedia


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