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2 Physical characteristics  





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2013 LA2
Discovery[1]
Discovered byPan-STARRS1
Discovery sitePan-STARRS
Discovery date1 June 2013
(first observed only)
Designations

MPC designation

2013 LA2

Minor planet category

centaur[2] · damocloid[3]
unusual[4] · main-belt[1]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter7
Observation arc41 days
Aphelion8.331 AU
Perihelion3.0376 AU

Semi-major axis

5.6841 AU
Eccentricity0.4656

Orbital period (sidereal)

13.55 yr (4,950 d)

Mean anomaly

197.7432°

Mean motion

0° 4m 21.72s / day
Inclination175.09°

Longitude of ascending node

243.90°

Argument of perihelion

325.17°
Jupiter MOID0.1752 AU
Saturn MOID0.8945 AU[1]
TJupiter–0.928
Physical characteristics

Mean diameter

1.8 km (est.)[3]

Geometric albedo

0.09 (assumed)[3]

Absolute magnitude (H)

16.9[1][2]

2013 LA2 is a centaur and damocloid on a cometary-like and retrograde orbit from the outer Solar System, suggesting that it is an extinct comet. It was first observed on 1 June 2013 by astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, in the United States.[1] The object measures approximately 1.8 kilometers (1.1 miles) in diameter.[3] It holds the record for having the highest orbital inclination of any known minor planet.

Orbit and classification

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2013 LA2 orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.0–12.0 AU once every 20 years and 7 months (7,519 days; semi-major axis of 7.51 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.59 and an inclination of 175° with respect to the ecliptic.[2]

It has the highest orbital inclination of any known minor planet which gives it a retrograde orbit. The objects's orbit takes it from the outer region of the asteroid belt to between the orbit of Saturn (9.5 AU) and Uranus (19.2 AU). The body's short observation arc of less than a month begins with its first observation on 1 June 2013. It has not since been observed.[1]

Physical characteristics

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Johnston's archive assumes an albedo 0.09 and calculates a diameter of 1.8 kilometers.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "2013 LA2". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  • ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2013 LA2)" (2013-06-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  • ^ a b c d e Johnston, Wm. Robert (7 October 2018). "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  • ^ "List Of Other Unusual Objects". Minor Planet Center. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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    Categories: 
    Centaurs (small Solar System bodies)
    Damocloids
    Unusual minor planets
    Minor planet object articles (unnumbered)
    Astronomical objects discovered in 2013
    Minor planets with a retrograde orbit
    Hidden categories: 
    Use dmy dates from November 2018
    JPL Small-Body Database ID same as Wikidata
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