Astronomy:(91133) 1998 HK151

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(91133) 1998 HK151
Discovery
Discovered byMauna Kea Observatory
Discovery date28 April 1998
Designations
Minor planet categoryplutino (TNO)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc1178 days (3.23 yr)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}48.529 astronomical unit|AU (7.2598 Tm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}30.347 AU (4.5398 Tm)
39.438 AU (5.8998 Tm)
Eccentricity0.23052
Orbital period247.67 yr (90462.3 d)
Mean anomaly25.159°
Mean motion0° 0m 14.327s / day
Inclination5.9365°
Longitude of ascending node50.194°
180.55°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions134 km (Johnston's archive)
Geometric albedo0.09 (assumed)
(Blueish;lowest TNO B-V) B-V=0.51; V-R=0.43[2]
Absolute magnitude (H)7.6


(91133) 1998 HK151 (provisional designation 1998 HK151) is a resonant trans-Neptunian object from the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. It measures approximately 134 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by astronomers at the Mauna Kea Observatory on 28 April 1998.[1]

Description

1998 HK151 is classified as a plutino, a dynamical group named after Pluto. Members of this group stay in a 2:3 resonance with Neptune.

1998 HK151 has the lowest, and thus bluest measured B-V color index of any TNO. On 24 May 2000, 1998 HK151 set a TNO record low B-V of 0.51. Reddening of the spectrum is caused by ultraviolet radiation and charged particles. Becoming bluer in the spectrum is caused by impact collisions exposing the interior of an object.

Based on an absolute magnitude of 7.62, 1998 HK151, the Johnston's Archive estimates a diameter of 134 kilometers, assuming an albedo of 0.09.

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