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(69987) 1998 WA25

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Discovered by
  
Marc W. Buie

MPC designation
  
(69987) 1998 WA25

Minor planet category
  
TNO (cubewano)

Orbital period
  
279 years

Orbits
  
Sun

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Discovery date
  
19 November 1998

Alternative names
  
none

Observation arc
  
6286 days (17.21 yr)

Discovered
  
19 November 1998

Discoverer
  
Marc William Buie

Discovery site
  
Kitt Peak National Observatory

Minor planet category
  
Trans-Neptunian object (Classical Kuiper belt object)

(69987) 1998 WA25, also written as (69987) 1998 WA25, is a cubewano. It has a perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) at 41.457 AU and an aphelion (farthest approach from the Sun) at 43.217 AU. It is about 160 km in diameter. It was discovered on November 19, 1998, by Marc W. Buie.

References

(69987) 1998 WA25 Wikipedia


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