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38083 Rhadamanthus

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Discovered by
  
MPC designation
  
Minor planet category
  
TNO

Discovered
  
17 April 1999

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
Discovery date
  
17 April 1999

Alternative names
  
1999 HX11

Orbital period
  
245 years

Inclination
  
12.72°

Named after
  
Rhadamanthus

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Pronunciation
  
/ˌrædəˈmænθəs/ RAD-ə-MAN-thəs

Similar
  
19521 Chaos, 65489 Ceto, (119951) 2002 KX14, (84922) 2003 VS2, 58534 Logos

38083 Rhadamanthus is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 1999 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey. It was originally thought to be a plutino but no longer is.

Discovery and naming

Rhadamanthus was discovered on 17 April 1999 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey.

Rhadamanthus is named after the Greek mythological figure. The name was announced in the circular of the Minor Planet Center of 24 July 2002, which stated "Rhadamanthus was a son of Zeus and Europa. Because of his just and upright life, after death he was appointed a judge of the dead and the ruler of Elysium, a blissfully beautiful area of the Underworld where those favored by the gods spent their life after death. The name was suggested by E. K. Elliot."

References

38083 Rhadamanthus Wikipedia


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