(119979) 2002 WC19

Infobox Planet
bgcolour=#FFFFC0
name=mp|(119979) 2002 WC|19
symbol=


caption=
discovery=yes
discoverer=Palomar Observatory
discovered=November 16, 2002
mp_name=mp|(119979) 2002 WC|19
alt_names="none"
mp_category=Twotino [ [http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html List of known trans-Neptunian objects ] ]
epoch=December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
semimajor=7129.440 Gm (47.657 AU)
perihelion=5269.094 Gm (35.222 AU)
aphelion=8989.786 Gm (60.093 AU)
orbital_circ=
eccentricity=0.261
period=120169.272 d (329.01 a)
avg_speed=4.24 km/s
max_speed=
min_speed=
inclination=9.191°
asc_node=109.692°
arg_peri=45.322°
mean_anomaly=305.041°
satellites=1 (127 km)
physical_characteristics=yes
dimensions=400 km
radius=200 km
surface_area=5.5e|5 km²
volume=3.9e|7 km³
mass=7.8e|19? kg
density=2.0? g/cm³
surface_grav=0.1174? m/s²
escape_velocity=0.2220? km/s
sidereal_day=? d
rot_velocity=
albedo=0.10?
single_temperature=~40 K
spectral_type=?
abs_magnitude=5.1

mp|(119979) 2002 WC|19, also written as (119979) 2002 WC19, is a Trans-Neptunian object (TNO) orbiting beyond Pluto in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered on November 16, 2002 at the Palomar Observatory.

It is in a 2:1 orbital resonance with Neptune, so it has been categorized as a .

atellite

A natural satellite was reported to be in orbit of (119979) 2002 WC19 on February 27, 2007. It is estimated to be orbiting at 2700 km from the primary and to be 127 kilometres in diameter.

References

http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/astmoons/am-119979.html