(15760) 1992 QB1
E79026
(15760) 1992 QB1 is a trans-Neptunian object that marked the first recognized discovery of a Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto and Charon.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1992 QB1 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kuiper Belt object
ⓘ
cubewano ⓘ minor planet ⓘ small Solar System body ⓘ trans-Neptunian object ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitude | ~7.5 ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| aphelionDistance | ~48 AU ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter | ~150 km ⓘ |
| belongsToPopulation | cold classical Kuiper belt ⓘ |
| catalog |
Minor Planet Center database
ⓘ
surface form:
Minor Planet Center
|
| celestialCategory | outer Solar System object ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | northern sky (discovery observation) ⓘ |
| colorIndex | redder than Pluto ⓘ |
| discoverer |
David C. Jewitt
ⓘ
Jane X. Luu ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | first clear evidence of a population of objects in the Kuiper belt ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1992-08-30 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | CCD imaging survey ⓘ |
| discoverySite |
Mauna Kea Observatories
ⓘ
surface form:
Mauna Kea Observatory
|
| distanceFromNeptune | not in strong mean-motion resonance ⓘ |
| dynamicalStatus | dynamically stable classical KBO ⓘ |
| eccentricity | ~0.07 ⓘ |
| epochOfFirstRecognitionAsKBO | early 1990s ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere | no significant atmosphere detected ⓘ |
| hasKnownSatellites | no satellites confirmed ⓘ |
| hasRings | no rings detected ⓘ |
| hostStar | Sun ⓘ |
| inclination | ~2 degrees ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Neptune
ⓘ
surface form:
Neptune (gravitationally)
|
| isBeyond |
Charon
ⓘ
Neptune ⓘ Pluto ⓘ |
| mpcNumber | 15760 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | none (provisional designation only) ⓘ |
| observationArc | multiple decades ⓘ |
| orbitalClass | classical Kuiper belt object ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | ~291 years ⓘ |
| orbitalRegion |
Kuiper Belt
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuiper belt
|
| orbits | Sun ⓘ |
| perihelionDistance | ~40 AU ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation |
(15760) 1992 QB1
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
1992 QB1
|
| resonance | non-resonant with Neptune ⓘ |
| rotationPeriod | poorly constrained ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | ~44 AU ⓘ |
| significance | first recognized Kuiper Belt object discovered beyond Pluto and Charon ⓘ |
| spectralType | very red ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | likely mixture of ices and dark organics ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kuiper Belt object
this entity surface form:
1992 QB1