2007 NC7

2007 NC7
Discovery
Discovered by M.E. Schwamb, M.E. Brown, D.Rabinowitz
Discovery date September 6, 2007
Designations
MPC designation 2007 NC7
none
Trans-Neptunian object
Centaur[1][2][3]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc 1860 days (5.09 yr)
Aphelion 51.197 AU (7.6590 Tm) (Q)
Perihelion 16.861 AU (2.5224 Tm) (q)
34.029 AU (5.0907 Tm) (a)
Eccentricity 0.50451 (e)
198.51 yr (72506.6 d)
35.144° (M)
 0m 17.874s /day (n)
Inclination 6.3138° (i)
324.1642° (Ω)
286.55° (ω)
Earth MOID 15.8521 AU (2.37144 Tm)
Jupiter MOID 11.5709 AU (1.73098 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 75-170 km H
22
8.0[2]

    2007 NC7 (also written as 2007 NC7) is a trans-Neptunian object discovered on September 6, 2007 by M.E. Schwamb, M.E. Brown and D.Rabinowitz.[4]

    The object has a high eccentricity of 0.49. It comes within 17 AU of the Sun (inside the orbit of Uranus) and goes as far as 50 AU at aphelion (near the Kuiper cliff). It passed perihelion in September 1996.

    For comparison, among the well-established, highly eccentric orbits formally classified as plutinos, the orbit of (15788) 1993 SB has an eccentricity of 0.318.

    It has only been observed twenty-six times over four oppositions.[2]

    References

    1. Marc W. Buie (2008-06-09). "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 07NC7". SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 2008-07-08.
    2. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2007 NC7)". 2010-08-17. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
    3. "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects". MPC. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
    4. MPC Electronic Circular K07R25

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