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(84719) 2002 VR128 (provisional designation 2002 VR128) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 2002 by Michael Brown and Chad Trujillo. The object is a plutino, an object in 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune.
Physical properties
The size of (84719) 2002 VR128 was measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 448.5+42.1
−43.2 km.[3] The surface of (84719) 2002 VR128 is red in the visible spectral range.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 84719 (2002 VR128)" (22 October 2008 last obs). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ Marsden, Brian G. (21 November 2002). "MPEC 2002-W27 : 2002 MS4, 2002 QX47, 2002 VR128". IAU Minor Planet Center. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Mommert, Michael; Harris, A. W.; Kiss, C.; Pál, A.; Santos-Sanz, P.; Stansberry, J.; Delsanti, A.; Vilenius, E.; Müller, T. G.; Peixinho, N.; Lellouch, E.; Szalai, N.; Henry, F.; Duffard, R.; Fornasier, S.; Hartogh, P.; Mueller, M.; Ortiz, J. L.; Protopapa, S.; Rengel, M.; Thirouin, A. (May 2012). "TNOs are cool: A survey of the trans-Neptunian region—V. Physical characterization of 18 Plutinos using Herschel-PACS observations". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 541: A93. arXiv:1202.3657. Bibcode:2012A&A...541A..93M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118562. S2CID 119253817.
External links
- Orbit simulation from NASA JPL site
- Orbital details from the IAU Minor Planets Center
- (84719) 2002 VR128 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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