2017 SV13
Space object
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2017 SV13 is a centaur and damocloid on a retrograde and highly eccentric orbit from the outer region of the Solar System. It was first observed on 17 September 2017 by the Pan-STARRS survey at Haleakala Observatory in Hawaii, United States.[1] This unusual object measures approximately 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) in diameter.[3]
Discoverydate17 September 2017
(first observed only)
(first observed only)
2017 SV13
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Pan-STARRS 1 |
| Discovery site | Haleakala Obs. |
| Discovery date | 17 September 2017 (first observed only) |
| Designations | |
| 2017 SV13 | |
| centaur[2] · damocloid[3] unusual[4] · distant[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 1 July 2021 (JD 2459396.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 6 | |
| Observation arc | 42 days |
| Aphelion | 17.302 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.010 AU |
| 9.656 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.7919 |
| 30.09 yr (10,990 d) | |
| 46.490° | |
| 0° 1m 58.253s / day | |
| Inclination | 113.283° |
| 11.633° | |
| 343.213° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.0349 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.8967 AU |
| Saturn MOID | 3.1974 AU[1] |
| TJupiter | –1.119 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1 km (est.)[3] | |
| 0.09 (assumed)[3] | |
| 18.2[1][2] | |
See also
- List of notable asteroids § Retrograde and highly inclined
- 2006 BZ8 – retrograde centaur, damocloid, and potential co-orbital with Saturn
- 2006 RJ2 – another retrograde centaur, damocloid, and potential co-orbital with Saturn
