(95625) 2002 GX32
(95625) 2002 GX32, also written as (95625) 2002 GX32, is a trans-Neptunian object that resides in the Kuiper belt.[2] It has a 3:7 resonance with Neptune.[3] It was discovered on April 8, 2002 by Marc W. Buie, Amy B. Jordan, and James L. Elliot.
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | M. W. Buie A. B. Jordan J. L. Elliot |
Discovery date | 8 April 2002 |
Designations | |
(95625) 2002 GX32 | |
SDO[2] 3:7 resonance[3][4][5] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
Observation arc | 1478 days (4.05 yr) |
Aphelion | 73.624 AU (11.0140 Tm) |
Perihelion | 33.082 AU (4.9490 Tm) |
53.353 AU (7.9815 Tm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.37994 |
389.71 yr (142343 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 3.91 km/s |
17.588° | |
0° 0m 9.105s / day | |
Inclination | 13.922° |
28.097° | |
185.83° | |
Earth MOID | 32.0761 AU (4.79852 Tm) |
Jupiter MOID | 27.6446 AU (4.13557 Tm) |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 147 km (assumed)[6] |
0.09 (assumed) | |
Temperature | ~38 K |
7.4[1] | |
It came to perihelion in 1997.[1]
Assuming a generic TNO albedo of 0.09, it is about 153 km in diameter.[6]
Resonance
Simulations by Emel'yanenko and Kiseleva in 2007 show that 2002 GX32 has a 99% probability of libration in a 3:7 resonance with Neptune.[7]
The Neptune 3:7 mean-motion resonance keeps it more than 11 AU from Neptune over a 14000-year period.[4]
It has been observed 21 times over 4 oppositions and has an orbit quality code of 3.[1]
References
- "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 95625 (2002 GX32)" (2004-06-09 last obs). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- Marc W. Buie. "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 95625" (2006-04-25 using 25 observations). SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- "MPEC 2004-N31 : 2002 GX32 = 1994 JV". Minor Planet Center. 2004-07-12. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- "MPEC 2009-A63 :Distant Minor Planets (2009 JAN. 29.0 TT)". Minor Planet Center. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- Wm. Robert Johnston (22 August 2008). "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- Emel’yanenko, V. V (2008). "Resonant motion of trans-Neptunian objects in high-eccentricity orbits". Astronomy Letters. 34: 271–279. Bibcode:2008AstL...34..271E. doi:10.1134/S1063773708040075.
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