(79360) 1997 CS29

Infobox Planet
bgcolour=#FFFFC0
name=mp|(79360) 1997 CS|29
discovery=yes
discoverer=Jane X. Luu, David C. Jewitt, Chadwick A. Trujillo, Jun Chen [ [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/TNOs.html List Of Transneptunian Objects ] ]
discovered=February 3, 1997
mp_name=mp|(79360) 1997 CS|29
alt_names="none"
mp_category=trans-Neptunian object (cubewano)
epoch=December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
semimajor=6559.409 Gm (43.847 AU)
perihelion=6476.945 Gm (43.296 AU)
aphelion=6641.873 Gm (44.398 AU)
eccentricity=0.013
period=106049.186 d (290.35 a)
inclination=2.249°
asc_node=304.371°
arg_peri=238.086°
mean_anomaly=305.256°
avg_speed=4.50 km/s
satellites=1
physical_characteristics=yes
dimensions=305 km
mass=3.0e|19? kg
density=2.0? g/cm³
surface_grav=0.0852? m/s²
escape_velocity=0.1612? km/s
sidereal_day=? d
spectral_type=?
abs_magnitude=5.1
albedo=0.10?
single_temperature=~42 K

(79360) mp|1997 CS|29, also written as (79360) 1997 CS29, is a cubewano. It was discovered on February 3, 1997 by Jane X. Luu, David C. Jewitt, Chad Trujillo, and Jun Chen at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. It is about 305 km [ [http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html List of known trans-Neptunian objects ] ] in diameter.

Future classification

Due to its small size, it is unlikely to be a dwarf planet.

Natural satellite

mp|1997 CS|29 has one known natural satellite:

/2005 (79360) 1

S/2005 (79360) 1 was discovered by Denise C. Stephens and Keith S. Noll from Hubble Space Telescope observations of 22 October 2002 and announced on 5 October 2005. It orbits mp|1997 CS|29 at about 2300 km, taking about 6 days to complete one orbit. It is about 292 km in diameter, nearly as large as mp|1997 CS|29. [ [http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/astmoons/am-79360.html (79360) 1997 CS29 ] ]

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