2005 VD

Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
name = 2005 VD
symbol =


caption =
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =
discovered =
designations = yes
mp_name = 2005 VD
alt_names =
mp_category = centaurcite web
author=Marc W. Buie
date=2006/08/28
title=Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 05VD
publisher=SwRI (Space Science Department)
url=http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~buie/kbo/astrom/05VD.html
accessdate=2008-10-10]
Damocloidcite web
date=18 Jul 2008
title=Table of Damocloid objects, or Oort cloud asteroids
publisher=Lowell Observatory
author=Akimasa Nakamura
url=ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/bas/damocloid
accessdate=2008-10-10]
orbit_ref = cite web
date=2006-08-28 last obs
title =JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2005 VD)
url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2005VD
accessdate=2008-10-10]
epoch = November 30 2008 (2454800.5)
aphelion = 8.329 AU (Q)
perihelion = 4.999 AU (q)
(near Jupiter)
semimajor = 6.664 AU (a)
eccentricity = 0.2498
period = 17.21 yr
avg_speed =
inclination = 172.9 °
asc_node = 173.0°
mean_anomaly = 56.39° (M)
arg_peri = 178.3°
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions = 9 km
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
albedo = 0.04 (assumed dark)
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 14.2

2005 VD is a centaur and damocloid.

Classification

2005 VD has a semi-major axis greater than Jupiter and almost crosses the orbit of Jupiter when near perihelion. Both JPL and the Deep Ecliptic Survey (DES) classify it as a centaur. But the Minor Planet Center (MPC) does not list it on their list of centaurs.cite web
title=List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects
publisher=Minor Planet Center
url=http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/Centaurs.html
accessdate=2008-10-10]

Lowell Observatory also has it listed as a damocloid asteroid.

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thumb|left|450px|2005_VD_has_a_semi-major axis greater than Jupiter and almost crosses the orbit of Jupiter when near perihelion.]

References

External links

* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2005VD;orb=1;view=Far Orbital simulation] from JPL (Java) / [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=2005VD Ephemeris]