2010 VK201

2010 VK₂₀₁
Discovery^[1]
Discovered by	S. D. Benecchi, Las Campanas Observatory
Discovery date	2011
Designations
MPC designation	2010 VK₂₀₁
Minor planet category	TNO
Orbital characteristics^[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 5
Observation arc	736 days (2.02 yr)
Aphelion	47.943 AU (7.1722 Tm) (Q)
Perihelion	38.282 AU (5.7269 Tm) (q)
Semi-major axis	43.113 AU (6.4496 Tm) (a)
Eccentricity	0.11204 (e)
Orbital period	283.08 yr (103397 d)
Mean anomaly	173.94° (M)
Mean motion	0° 0^m 12.534^s /day (n)
Inclination	28.861° (i)
Longitude of ascending node	156.60° (Ω)
Argument of perihelion	82.855° (ω)
Earth MOID	37.3962 AU (5.59439 Tm)
Jupiter MOID	33.5753 AU (5.02279 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	520 km (from assumed albedo)^[3]
Rotation period	7.59 h (0.316 d)
Sidereal rotation period	7.6 h^[2]
Geometric albedo	0.08 (assumed)^[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)	4.6,^[2] 4.9,^[3] 4.5^[1]

2010 VK₂₀₁, also written as 2010 VK201, is a trans-Neptunian object and likely a dwarf planet.^[3]

References

1 2 MPEC 2011-U10 : 2010 VK201
1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2010 VK201)" (last observation: 2012-11-08 (arc=736 days (2.02 years))). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
1 2 3 4 "How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system?". Gps.caltech.edu. 2013-11-01. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2014-06-13.

Dwarf planets

Asteroid belt	IAU: Ceres No longer rounded and therefore not dwarf planets: Vesta (disrupted out of equilibrium)

Centaurs	Possibly: Chariklo Chiron

Centaurs (extended)	Possibly: 1995 SN55 Ceto 2010 TY53

Plutinos	IAU: Pluto Additional objects proposed by Brown and Tancredi: Orcus Ixion 2003 AZ₈₄ 2004 UX₁₀ Huya Possibly: 2003 UZ₄₁₃ 2003 VS₂ 2002 VR₁₂₈ 2004 PF₁₁₅ 2002 XV93 2007 JH43 2001 QF298

Twotinos	Possibly: 2002 WC₁₉

Other resonances/ unknown resonances:	IAU: Haumea Possibly: 2002 XW₉₃ 1999 DE₉ 1999 KR₁₆ 2001 YH₁₄₀ 2011 GM27 2010 VK201 2013 FZ27 2014 UM33 1999 CD158

Cubewanos:	IAU: Makemake Additional objects proposed by Brown and Tancredi: 2002 MS₄ Salacia Quaoar Varuna Varda 2004 GV₉ 2002 AW₁₉₇ 2002 TX₃₀₀ 2005 RR₄₃ 2003 OP₃₂ 2005 RN₄₃ Possibly: Chaos Altjira Sila-Nunam 2002 UX₂₅ 2007 JJ₄₃ 2005 UQ₅₁₃ 2004 TY₃₆₄ 2003 QW₉₀ 1998 SN₁₆₅ 2002 KX₁₄ Praamzius 2004 NT₃₃ 2010 FX86 2002 CY248 2010 VR11 Rhadamanthus

Scattered disc	IAU: Eris Additional objects proposed by Brown and Tancredi: 2007 OR₁₀ 1996 TL₆₆ 2001 UR₁₆₃ 2005 RM₄₃ Possibly: 2002 TC₃₀₂ 2004 XA₁₉₂ 2005 QU₁₈₂ 2006 QH181 2007 UK₁₂₆ 2010 EK139 2010 KZ39 2010 RE64 2010 RF43 2010 TJ 2013 FY27 2008 OG19 1996 GQ₂₁ 2012 HH₂ 1999 CC₁₅₈ 2006 HH123 2010 VZ98

Area uncertain	Captured satellites that were once dwarf planets: Triton (captured by Neptune) Phoebe (captured by Saturn, and was then disrupted out of equilibrium) Possibly: 2011 FW62 (lost) 2000 YW₁₃₄ V774104

Detached objects	Possibly: 2004 XR190 2010 GB174 2008 ST291 1995 TL₈ 2005 TB₁₉₀ 2003 QX113 2003 FY₁₂₈ 2004 VN112 2000 CR₁₀₅

Sednoids	Objects proposed by Brown and Tancredi: Sedna Possibly: 2012 VP113

Former candidates	Pallas Vesta Hygiea Cybele

See also: Charon Vanth Dysnomia Hiʻiaka Mesoplanet Planemo List of trans-Neptunian objects List of possible dwarf planets List of Solar System objects List of Solar System objects by size

External links

"Light curves of 32 large trans-Neptunian objects"
2010 VK201 at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

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