10370 Hylonome: Centaur
10370 Hylonome is an asteroid orbiting in the farther part of the solar system.
It belongs to the group of icy minor planets called centaurs, with an orbit that crosses the orbits of Neptune and Uranus. It was found on February 27, 1995.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | David C. Jewitt and Jane Luu |
| Discovery site | Mauna Kea Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 27, 1995 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 10370 |
| 1995 DW2 | |
| Centaur (minor planet) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 31.3488 AU |
| Perihelion | 18.9152 AU |
| 25.132 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.247367 |
| 46019.2 d (126 y) | |
| 38.378° | |
| Inclination | 4.144° |
| 178.218° | |
| 6.884° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 8.408 | |
Sightings with the Spitzer Space Telescope show that its diameter is about 70 km (43 miles) plus or minus 20 km (50 to 90 km in diameter), or a 35 km radius.
Related pages
References
Other websites
- List of Centaurs and SDOs.
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