The orbit of 2013 FT28 (right side in light blue, click image to enlarge) and other extreme detached objects, along with the hypothetical Planet Nine's orbit on the right
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard and Chad Trujillo |
Discovery date | March 16, 2013 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 2013 FT28 |
Extreme | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 2016-July-31.0 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 4 | |
Observation arc | 1089 days (2.98 yr) |
Aphelion | 546 AU (barycentric) 580 AU |
Perihelion | 43.6 AU |
295 AU (barycentric) 312 AU |
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Eccentricity | 0.86 |
5051 yr (barycentric) 5460 yr (89370.137 d) |
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357.15° | |
Inclination | 17.3 ° |
217.7° | |
40.2° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 100–400 km |
24.3 | |
6.7 | |
2013 FT28 is a Trans-Neptunian object. The existence of the TNO was revealed on 30 August 2016. 2013 FT28 is the first high semi-major axis, high perihelion extreme trans-Neptunian object that is anti-aligned with the other known extreme trans-Neptunian objects such as Sedna and 2012 VP113 i.e. its longitude of perihelion differs by 180° from other objects. The orbit of 2013 FT28 appears stable though simulations showed that it there may be some resonant interaction the known giant planets.