1999 CD158
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, also written as 1999 CD158, is a trans-Neptunian object
(TNO) that resides in the Kuiper belt
with orbital resonance
with Neptune
4:7, i.e. for every seven orbits of Neptune around the Sun, this makes four. Its diameter is about 420 km.
It is currently at 47.4 AU from the Sun.
Trans-Neptunian object
A trans-Neptunian object is any minor planet in the Solar System that orbits the Sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune.The first trans-Neptunian object to be discovered was Pluto in 1930...
(TNO) that resides in the Kuiper belt
Kuiper belt
The Kuiper belt , sometimes called the Edgeworth–Kuiper belt, is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets extending from the orbit of Neptune to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. It is similar to the asteroid belt, although it is far larger—20 times as wide and 20 to 200 times as massive...
with orbital resonance
Orbital resonance
In celestial mechanics, an orbital resonance occurs when two orbiting bodies exert a regular, periodic gravitational influence on each other, usually due to their orbital periods being related by a ratio of two small integers. Orbital resonances greatly enhance the mutual gravitational influence of...
with Neptune
Neptune
Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Named for the Roman god of the sea, it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter and the third largest by mass. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus, which is 15 times...
4:7, i.e. for every seven orbits of Neptune around the Sun, this makes four. Its diameter is about 420 km.
It is currently at 47.4 AU from the Sun.
External links
- Chart Trajectory by JPL (software needs JAVA)