2014 SS349

2014 SS349 is an extreme trans-Neptunian and scattered disc object from the outermost regions of the Solar System, approximately 134 kilometers in diameter.[3][4]

2014 SS349
Discovery [1][2]
Discovery siteCerro Tololo Obs.
Discovery date22 September 2014
Designations
2014 SS349
TNO [3] · SDO [4]
distant [1] · detached
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 6
Observation arc1.21 yr (443 days)
Aphelion241.52 AU
Perihelion45.431 AU
143.48 AU
Eccentricity0.6834
1718.60 yr (627,720 days)
8.1082°
0° 0m 2.16s / day
Inclination48.266°
144.20°
147.77°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions134 km (calculated)[4]
0.09 (assumed)[4]
7.6[3]

    Description

    2014 SS349 was first observed on 22 September 2014, by astronomers at the Cerro Tololo Observatory near La Serena, Chile.[1]

    It orbits the Sun at a distance of 45.4–241.5 AU once every 1718 years and 7 months (627,720 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.68 and an inclination of 48° with respect to the ecliptic.[3]

    Based on an absolute magnitude of approximately 7.6 and an assumed albedo of 0.09, the Johnston's Archive calculated a mean-diameter of 134 kilometers.[4]

    See also

    References
    1. "2014 SS349". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
    2. "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
    3. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2014 SS349)" (2015-12-09 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
    4. "List of known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

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