(612533) 2002 XV93

(612533) 2002 XV93 (provisional designation 2002 XV93) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) with an absolute magnitude of 5.4.[5] A 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune makes it a plutino.[2]

2002 XV93
2002 XV93 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2005
Discovery[1]
Discovered byM. W. Buie
Discovery date10 December 2002
Designations
(612533) 2002 XV93
plutino[2]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc6582 days (18.02 yr)
Earliest precovery date16 October 1990
Aphelion44.427 AU (6.6462 Tm) (Q)
Perihelion34.405 AU (5.1469 Tm) (q)
Semi-major axis
39.416 AU (5.8965 Tm) (a)
Eccentricity0.12713 (e)
247.47 yr (90387.1 d)
282.08° (M)
0° 0m 14.338s / day (n)
Inclination13.281° (i)
19.170° (Ω)
≈ 20 March 2070[4]
±5 days
Argument of perihelion
163.53° (ω)
Earth MOID33.4096 AU (4.99801 Tm)
Jupiter MOID28.9574 AU (4.33197 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions549.2+21.7
−23.0 km[5]
0.040+0.020
−0.015[5]
  • B−V = 0.72±0.02
  • V−R = 0.37±0.02[5]
21.1[6]

    It has been observed with precovery images back to 1990.[3]

    Orbit and rotation
    Precovery image of 2003 XV93 taken by the Palomar Observatory in 1992[8]

    2002 XV93 is locked in 2:3 resonance with Neptune, which means that when it makes two revolutions around the Sun, Neptune makes exactly three.[2]

    The rotation period of this object is not known.

    Physical characteristics

    The size of 2002 XV93 has been measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 549.2+21.7
    −23.0     km    .[5]

    References
    1. "List of Transneptunian Objects". IAU Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
    2. "MPEC 2010-O39 :Distant Minor Planets (12 August 2010.0 TT)". Minor Planet Center & Tamkin Foundation Computer Network. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
    3. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2002 XV93" (2008-10-23 last obs). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
    4. JPL Horizons Observer Location: @sun (Perihelion occurs when deldot changes from negative to positive. Uncertainty in time of perihelion is 3-sigma.)
    5. Mommert, Michael; Harris, A. W.; Kiss, C.; Pál, A.; Santos-Sanz, P.; Stansberry, J.; Delsanti, A.; Vilenius, E.; Müller, T. G.; Peixinho, N.; Lellouch, E.; Szalai, N.; Henry, F.; Duffard, R.; Fornasier, S.; Hartogh, P.; Mueller, M.; Ortiz, J. L.; Protopapa, S.; Rengel, M.; Thirouin, A. (May 2012). "TNOs are cool: A survey of the trans-Neptunian region—V. Physical characterization of 18 Plutinos using Herschel-PACS observations". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 541: A93. arXiv:1202.3657. Bibcode:2012A&A...541A..93M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118562.
    6. "AstDys 2002XV93 Ephemerides". Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa, Italy. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
    7. Tegler, Stephen C. (1 February 2007). "Kuiper Belt Object Magnitudes and Surface Colors". Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
    8. Lowe, Andrew. "2002 XV93 Precovery Images". andrew-lowe.ca.
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