| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. X. Luu D. C. Jewitt C. Trujillo |
| Discovery site | Mauna Kea Obs. |
| Discovery date | 10 February 1999 |
| Designations | |
| (469306) 1999 CD158 | |
| 1999 CD158 | |
| TNO[1] · cubewano (hot)[2] distant[3] · detached[4] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
| Observation arc | 16.18 yr (5,908 days) |
| Aphelion | 50.139 AU |
| Perihelion | 37.410 AU |
| 43.775 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1454 |
| 289.63 yr (105,787 days) | |
| 250.48° | |
| 0° 0m 12.24s / day | |
| Inclination | 25.486° |
| 119.03° | |
| ≈ 17 February 2107[5] ±3 days | |
| 143.51° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 310 km[2] |
| 6.88±0.02 h[6] | |
| 0.13[2] | |
| IR[2][7] · C[8] B–V = 0.770[9] · 0.830[10] · 0.864[11] · 0.860[7] V–R = 0.630[9] · 0.510[10] · 0.520[11] · 0.520[7] V–I = 1.110[9] · 1.092[11] · 1.100[7] | |
| 21.8[12] | |
| 4.837±0.111 (R)[13] · 5.28[1][3] | |
(469306) 1999 CD158 (provisional designation 1999 CD158) is a trans-Neptunian object from the circumstellar disc of the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. The relatively bright hot classical Kuiper belt object measures approximately 310 kilometers (190 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 10 February 1999, by American astronomers Jane Luu, David Jewitt, and Chad Trujillo at Mauna Kea Observatories on the Big Island of Hawaii, United States.[3]
Orbit and classification
1999 CD158 is a candidate member of the Haumea family, the only collisional group of trans-Neptunian objects currently determined.[6] It is also sub-classified as a resonant trans-Neptunian object, as it stays in a 4:7 orbital resonance with the ice giant Neptune, which means, that for every seven orbits of Neptune around the Sun, it makes four orbits. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 37.4–50.1 AU once every 289 years and 8 months (105,787 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.15 and an inclination of 25° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
Its observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Mauna Kea in 1999, as no precovery images were taken and no prior identifications were made.[3] As of 2017 its current position is at 46.7 AU from the Sun.[14]
Physical characteristics
Photometry
Photometric observation of 1999 CD158 in March 2015, gave a classically shaped bimodal lightcurve with a rotation period of 6.88 hours and a large brightness variation of 0.49 magnitude (U=3-).[6]
Observations with the New Technology Telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile in 2008, determined the body's BVRI colors to be 0.770 (B–V), 0.630 (V–R), and 1.110 (V–I) for their respective passbands.[9] Color indices have since been repeatedly measured.[8]
Diameter and albedo
According to estimates by the Johnston's archive, the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link, and American astronomer Michael Brown, 1999 CD158 measures between 420 and 477 kilometers in diameter.[8][2][15] It is "probably" a dwarf planet" according to Brown's assessment (see List of possible dwarf planets § list).[15]
Naming
As of 2018, this minor planet remains unnamed.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 469306 (1999 CD158)" (2015-04-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "List of known trans-Neptunian objects". Johnstonsarchive.net. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "469306 (1999 CD158)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Marc W. Buie (4 February 2012). "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 99CD158". SwRI (Space Science Department). Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ JPL Horizons Observer Location: @sun (Perihelion occurs when deldot changes from negative to positive. Uncertainty in time of perihelion is 3-sigma.)
- ^ a b c Thirouin, Audrey; Sheppard, Scott S.; Noll, Keith S.; Moskovitz, Nicholas A.; Ortiz, Jose Luis; Doressoundiram, Alain (June 2016). "Rotational Properties of the Haumea Family Members and Candidates: Short-term Variability". The Astronomical Journal. 151 (6): 20. arXiv:1603.04406. Bibcode:2016AJ....151..148T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/151/6/148.
- ^ a b c d Belskaya, Irina N.; Barucci, Maria A.; Fulchignoni, Marcello; Dovgopol, Anatolij N. (April 2015). "Updated taxonomy of trans-neptunian objects and centaurs: Influence of albedo". Icarus. 250: 482–491. Bibcode:2015Icar..250..482B. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.004. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "LCDB Data for (469306)". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d Snodgrass, C.; Carry, B.; Dumas, C.; Hainaut, O. (February 2010). "Characterisation of candidate members of (136108) Haumea's family". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 511: 9. arXiv:0912.3171. Bibcode:2010A&A...511A..72S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913031. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b Carry, B.; Snodgrass, C.; Lacerda, P.; Hainaut, O.; Dumas, C. (August 2012). "Characterisation of candidate members of (136108) Haumea's family. II. Follow-up observations". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 544: 7. arXiv:1207.6491. Bibcode:2012A&A...544A.137C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219044. S2CID 62880843. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Hainaut, O. R.; Boehnhardt, H.; Protopapa, S. (October 2012). "Colours of minor bodies in the outer solar system. II. A statistical analysis revisited". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 546: 20. arXiv:1209.1896. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A.115H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219566. S2CID 54776793. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ AstDys Summary for 1999 CD158, retrieved 2012-02-04
- ^ Peixinho, N.; Delsanti, A.; Guilbert-Lepoutre, A.; Gafeira, R.; Lacerda, P. (October 2012). "The bimodal colors of Centaurs and small Kuiper belt objects". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 546: 12. arXiv:1206.3153. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..86P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219057. S2CID 263789035. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ AstDys Ephmerides for 1999 CD158, retrieved 2012-02-04
- ^ a b Michael E. Brown (3 February 2012). "How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system?". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (465001)-(470000) – Minor Planet Center
- (469306) 1999 CD158 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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