53311 Deucalion
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Deep Ecliptic Survey |
| Discovery date | 18 April 1999 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Deucalion |
| 1999 HU11 | |
| cubewano[1] | |
| Adjectives | Deucalionean, Deucalionian |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
| Observation arc | 5492 days (15.04 yr) |
| Aphelion | 47.051 AU (7.0387 Tm) |
| Perihelion | 41.526 AU (6.2122 Tm) |
| 44.289 AU (6.6255 Tm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.062384 |
| 294.74 yr (107655 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 4.467 km/s |
| 303.33° | |
| 0° 0m 12.038s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.36736° |
| 51.412° | |
| 236.92° | |
| Earth MOID | 40.5076 AU (6.05985 Tm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 36.328 AU (5.4346 Tm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 5.941 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 211 ± ?? km[3] |
| Temperature | ~42 K |
| 6.6 | |
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53311 Deucalion (/djuːˈkeɪliən/ dew-KAY-lee-ən; from Greek: Δευκαλίων) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 1999 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey (DES). It is a cubewano, and named after Deucalion, from Greek mythology.
References
- ↑ Marc W. Buie (31 May 2003). "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 53311". SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ↑ "53311 Deucalion (1999 HU11)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Wm. Robert Johnston. "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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