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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
People also search for  (52747) 1998 HM151
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.

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(69987) 1998 WA25 Wikipedia