(144908) 2004 YH32
Asteroid
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(144908) 2004 YH32, provisional designation 2004 YH32, is a centaur and damocloid orbiting the Sun with a very high inclination of almost 80°.[3] It was discovered on 18 December 2004 by the Siding Spring Survey at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia. The critical and unusual object measures approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) in diameter.[1]
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | SSS |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring Obs. |
| Discovery date | 18 December 2004 |
| Designations | |
| (144908) 2004 YH32 | |
| 2004 YH32 | |
| centaur[3] · damocloid[4] unusual[5] · distant[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
| Observation arc | 2.08 yr (758 d) |
| Aphelion | 12.777 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.5507 AU |
| 8.1641 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.5651 |
| 23.33 yr (8,520 d) | |
| 212.33° | |
| 0° 2m 32.28s / day | |
| Inclination | 78.978° |
| 47.727° | |
| 348.73° | |
| TJupiter | 1.0330 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12 km[4] | |
| 0.09 (assumed)[4] | |
| 12.9[1][3] | |
Orbit and classification
It orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.6â12.8 AU once every 23 years and 4 months (8,520 days; semi-major axis of 8.16 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.57 and an inclination of 79° with respect to the ecliptic.[3] The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at the Siding Spring Observatory in December 2004.[1]
Physical characteristics
Johnston's Archive assumes a standard albedo of 0.09 and calculates a diameter of 12 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.9.[4]
