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(469987) 2006 HJ123

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Discovered by
  
Marc W. Buie

Alternative names
  
none

Observation arc
  
1838 days (5.03 yr)

Discovery date
  
27 April 2006

Minor planet category
  
TNO (plutino)

Aphelion
  
51.444 AU (7.6959 Tm)

2006 HJ123 (also written 2006 HJ123) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 2006 by Marc W. Buie. The object is a plutino (in 2:3 resonance with Neptune).

Physical properties

The size of 2006 HJ123 was measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 283+142
−111
 km.

References

(469987) 2006 HJ123 Wikipedia