| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
Iwan P. Williams, Alan Fitzsimmons, and Donal O'Ceallaigh |
| Discovery date | 17 September 1993 |
| Designations | |
| (15789) 1993 SC | |
| none | |
| Plutino [1] | |
| Orbital characteristics [2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 ( JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
| Observation arc | 5839 days (15.99 yr) |
| Aphelion | 46.639 AU (6.9771 Tm) |
| Perihelion | 32.162 AU (4.8114 Tm) |
| 39.400 AU (5.8942 Tm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.18372 |
| 247.32 yr (90333.4 d) | |
| 66.186 ° | |
| 0° 0m 14.347s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.1667° |
| 354.75° | |
| 316.20° | |
| Earth MOID | 31.1475 AU (4.65960 Tm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 27.0752 AU (4.05039 Tm) |
| TJupiter | 5.520 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 328 km
[2] 363 km [3] |
Mean radius | 164 ± 30 km |
| 0.022 ± 0.010 [2] | |
| 7.0 | |
(15789) 1993 SC is a trans-Neptunian object of the plutino class. The discovery was made in 1993 at the La Palma Observatory with the Isaac Newton Telescope. It was the second plutino to receive an MPC number. [1]
KBO's found in 1993 include: (15788) 1993 SB, (15789) 1993 SC, (181708) 1993 FW, and (385185) 1993 RO.
See also
References
- ^ a b "MPEC 2010-S44 :Distant Minor Planets (2010 OCT. 11.0 TT)". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ a b c "15789 (1993 SC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ List of known trans-Neptunian objects at Johnston's Archive
External links
- MPC: List of TNOs
- Grundy, W. M.; Noll, K. S.; Stephens, D. C. "Diverse albedos of small trans-neptunian objects." Icarus, Volume 176, Issue 1, p. 184-191 (07/2005) Abstract
- (15789) 1993 SC at the JPL Small-Body Database
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