Discovery date 15 February 1999 Alternative names none Aphelion 69.326 AU (10.3710 Tm) Absolute magnitude 5.7 Discovery site Mauna Kea Observatories | MPC designation (79978) 1999 CC158 Observation arc 5903 days (16.16 yr) Discovered 15 February 1999 Orbits Sun | |
Discovered by David C. Jewitt, Chad Trujillo, Jane X. Luu, Scott S. Sheppard Minor planet category Resonant trans-Neptunian object Discoverers Jane Luu, Chad Trujillo, Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt Similar 2008 ST291, (84922) 2003 VS2, (119951) 2002 KX14, (229762) 2007 UK126, 38083 Rhadamanthus | ||
(79978) 1999 CC158, also written as (79978) 1999 CC158, is a trans-Neptunian object orbiting in the Kuiper belt of the Solar System. It was discovered on 15 February 1999 at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. It has a 5:12 resonance with Neptune.
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