(709487) 2013 BL76
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(709487) 2013 BL76 is a trans-Neptunian object and centaur[4] from the scattered disk and Inner Oort cloud approximately 30 kilometers in diameter.
Quick Facts Discovered by, Discovery date ...
Discovery[1][2][3] | |
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Discovered by | Mt. Lemmon Survey |
Discovery date | 20 January 2013 |
Designations | |
2013 BL76 | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 1 | |
Observation arc | 1.88 yr (687 days) |
Aphelion |
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Perihelion | 8.3622 AU |
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Eccentricity | 0.9923 |
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0.0493° | |
0° 0m 0s / day | |
Inclination | 98.613° |
180.20° | |
165.96° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | |
22.1[7] | |
10.8[1][5] | |
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Using an epoch of February 2017, it is the minor planet with the 5th largest heliocentric semi-major axis in the Solar System (larger ones include 2014 FE72, 2012 DR30, and 2005 VX3).[8] 2013 BL76 has a barycentric semi-major axis of ~964 AU,[9][lower-alpha 1] which is the third largest barycentric semi-major axis of any minor planet.