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(86047) 1999 OY3

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Discovery date
  
18 July 1999

Alternative names
  
none

Aphelion
  
51.168 AU (7.6546 Tm)

Inclination
  
24.261°

Mean anomaly
  
62.419°

Asteroid family
  
Haumea family

MPC designation
  
(86047) 1999 OY3

Observation arc
  
2572 days (7.04 yr)

Discovered
  
18 July 1999

Argument of perihelion
  
303.74°

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Mauna Kea Observatories

Minor planet category
  
Cubewano (MPC) Extended (DES)

(86047) 1999 OY3, also written as (86047) 1999 OY3, is a trans-Neptunian object that resides in the Kuiper belt beyond Pluto. It was discovered on July 18, 1999, at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii.

Haumea family

1999 OY3 is a candidate member of the Haumea family and probably has a very high albedo.

Of the known Haumea-family members, 2009 OY3 has the dimmest absolute magnitude (H) of the group at 6.8, suggesting that it is also the smallest member of the group.

References

(86047) 1999 OY3 Wikipedia