Discovered by Deep Ecliptic Survey Alternative names 1999 HU11 Observation arc 5492 days (15.04 yr) Discovered 18 April 1999 Named after Deucalion | Discovery date 18 April 1999 Minor planet category cubewano Orbital period 294 years Orbits Sun Discoverer Deep Ecliptic Survey | |
Adjectives Deucalionean, Deucalionian Discovery site Kitt Peak National Observatory Similar 38083 Rhadamanthus, 58534 Logos, 19521 Chaos, 65489 Ceto, 42355 Typhon | ||
53311 Deucalion (/djuːˈkeɪliən/ dew-KAY-lee-ən; from Greek: Δευκαλίων) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 1999 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey (DES). It is a cubewano, and named after Deucalion, from Greek mythology.
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