55636 2002 TX300
E450960
Kuiper Belt object
Solar System object
classical Kuiper Belt object
cubewano
dwarf planet candidate
minor planet
trans-Neptunian object
55636 2002 TX300 is a bright, fast-rotating Kuiper Belt object and dwarf-planet candidate in the outer Solar System, notable for its high albedo and relatively large size.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kuiper Belt object
ⓘ
Solar System object ⓘ classical Kuiper Belt object ⓘ cubewano ⓘ dwarf planet candidate ⓘ minor planet ⓘ trans-Neptunian object ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitude | approximately 3.3 ⓘ |
| aphelionDistance | approximately 49 AU ⓘ |
| belongsToDynamicalClass |
classical Kuiper belt
ⓘ
hot classical population ⓘ |
| belongsToPopulation | classical trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 300 km ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Spacewatch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 2002-10-15 ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Kitt Peak National Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geometricAlbedo | approximately 0.8 ⓘ |
| hasHighAlbedo | true ⓘ |
| hasLightcurveVariations | true ⓘ |
| hasMinorPlanetNumber | 55636 ⓘ |
| hasNoKnownMoons | true ⓘ |
| hasProvisionalDesignation | 2002 TX300 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStableOrbitOnGigayearTimescales | true ⓘ |
| hasVeryHighAlbedoComparedToTypicalTNOs | true ⓘ |
| isBeyondNeptune | true ⓘ |
| isBrightForItsSize | true ⓘ |
| isCandidateForDwarfPlanetStatus | true ⓘ |
| isDynamicallyCold | false ⓘ |
| isDynamicallyHot | true ⓘ |
| isFastRotator | true ⓘ |
| isIn | Kuiper belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNearDwarfPlanetSizeThreshold | true ⓘ |
| isPotentiallyInHydrostaticEquilibrium | uncertain ⓘ |
| isResonantObject | false ⓘ |
| lightcurveAmplitude | small ⓘ |
| orbitalEccentricity | approximately 0.12 ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination | approximately 26 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 283 years ⓘ |
| orbits | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perihelionDistance | approximately 37 AU ⓘ |
| rotationPeriod | approximately 7.9 hours ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | approximately 43 AU ⓘ |
| shape | likely elongated ⓘ |
| spectralType | water-ice dominated spectrum ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | neutral ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | water ice rich ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.