2012 GX17

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2012 GX17 was discovered on 14 April 2012 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope, observing from Haleakala, Hawaii.[1]

Orbit

2012 GX17 follows a rather eccentric orbit (0.55) with a semi-major axis of 37.4 AU.[3] This object also has high orbital inclination (32.5º).[3]

Physical properties

2012 GX17 is a rather large minor body with an absolute magnitude of 7.6 which gives a characteristic diameter of 60–200 km for an assumed albedo in the range 0.5–0.05.

Former Neptune trojan candidate

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