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(130391) 2000 JG81

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Discovered by
  
La Silla Observatory

MPC designation
  
(130391) 2000 JG81

Minor planet category
  
twotino

Discovery date
  
6 May 2000

Alternative names
  
none

Observation arc
  
2937 days (8.04 yr)

(130391) 2000 JG81, also written as 2000 JG81, is a trans-Neptunian object that resides in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered on 6 May 2000 at the La Silla Observatory in Chile.

It is in a 2:1 orbital resonance with the planet Neptune.

When it was first discovered in 2000, it was assumed to be a plutino at perihelion.

References

(130391) 2000 JG81 Wikipedia


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