(144897) 2004 UX10 explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. C2E0FF
Discoverer:A. C. Becker
A. W. Puckett
J. Kubica
Discovered:20 October 2004
Discovery Site:Apache Point Obs.
Mp Category:TNOcubewano
Epoch:27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty:2
Perihelion:37.152 AU
Semimajor:38.871 AU
Eccentricity:0.0442
Period:242.35 yr (88,520 days)
Mean Motion: / day
Inclination:9.5316°
Asc Node:147.90°
Arg Peri:149.15°
Dimensions:
km
Mass:> ≈ 3 kg
Density:> 1.21 g/cm3
Surface Grav:> m/s2
Escape Velocity:> km/s
Spectral Type:B–V =
V–R =
C
Magnitude:20.6
Abs Magnitude:
4.4
Rotation: h

(provisional designation ) is a Kuiper-belt object. It has a diameter of about 360km (220miles) and was discovered by Andrew Becker, Andrew Puckett and Jeremy Kubica on 20 October 2004 at Apache Point Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico. The object is classified as a cubewano. It is near a 2:3 resonance with Neptune.

It is estimated by astronomer Michael E. Brown to likely be a dwarf planet based on its presumed size, calculated from its absolute magnitude (H) and assumed albedo.

Orbit and rotation

Based on an integration of its motion over 10 million years, has been classified as a classical Kuiper belt object (cubewano). It is near a 2:3 resonance with Neptune. The object is currently at 39 AU from the Sun.

The rotational period of is 7.58 hours.

Physical properties

The size of was measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be . The mass of the object is currently unknown but should be greater than about 3 kg.

has a moderately red slope in the visible spectral range. Its visible spectrum does not show any features, although there is a small departure from the linearity near 0.8 μm.