1993 RO is a
trans-Neptunian objectA trans-Neptunian object is any object in the Solar System that orbits the Sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune. The Kuiper belt, scattered disk, and Oort cloud are three divisions of this volume of space....
of the
plutinoIn astronomy, a plutino is a trans-Neptunian object in 2:3 mean motion resonance with Neptune. For every 2 orbits that a Plutino makes, Neptune orbits 3 times. Plutinos are named after Pluto, which follows an orbit trapped in the same resonance, with the Italian diminutive suffix -ino...
class.
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1993 RO is a
trans-Neptunian objectA trans-Neptunian object is any object in the Solar System that orbits the Sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune. The Kuiper belt, scattered disk, and Oort cloud are three divisions of this volume of space....
of the
plutinoIn astronomy, a plutino is a trans-Neptunian object in 2:3 mean motion resonance with Neptune. For every 2 orbits that a Plutino makes, Neptune orbits 3 times. Plutinos are named after Pluto, which follows an orbit trapped in the same resonance, with the Italian diminutive suffix -ino...
class.
It was the first plutino discovered after
PlutoPluto, formal designation 134340 Pluto, is the second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the tenth-largest body observed directly orbiting the Sun...
itself, with
1993 RP1993 RP is a trans-Neptunian object of the plutino class.It was discovered a day after 1993 RO, and a day before 1993 SB. The discovery was made in 1993 at the Mauna Kea Observatory with a 2.2m telescope.Very little is known about the object....
and
(15788) 1993 SB 1993 SB is a trans-Neptunian object of the plutino class. Apart from Pluto, it was one of the first such objects discovered , and the first to have an orbit calculated well enough to receive a number...
a day and two days behind. The discovery was made in 1993 at the
Mauna Kea ObservatoryThe Observatories at Mauna Kea, , are an independent collection of astronomical research facilities located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawai'i, USA. The facilities are located in a special land use zone known as the "Astronomy Precinct," which is located in the Mauna Kea...
with a 2.2m telescope.
Very little is known about the object. Even the diameter estimate of ~90 km is based on the guess of an albedo of 0.09
http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html.
See also
List of trans-Neptunian objects
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