(33340) 1998 VG44

Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical_characteristics=yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0
name=mp|(33340) 1998 VG|44
discoverer=J. A. Larsen, Nicole M. Danzl, and A. Gleason
discovered=November 14, 1998
mp_name=mp|(33340) 1998 VG|44
alt_names="none"
mp_category=plutino
epoch=20070410
semimajor=39.083 AU
perihelion=29.354 AU
aphelion=48.813 AU
inclination=3.0°
eccentricity=0.249
period=89244.1 d
mean_anomaly=350.0°
arg_peri=324.6°
asc_node=127.9°
avg_speed=
dimensions=221 km
mass=
density=
escape_velocity=
surface_grav=
sidereal_day=
abs_magnitude=6.5
albedo=0.09 (assumed)
single_temperature=
spectral_type=

mp|(33340) 1998 VG|44, also written as (33340) 1998 VG44, is a trans-Neptunian object. It has a 2:3 orbital resonance with the planet Neptune, similar to Pluto, classifying it as a plutino. Its average distance from the Sun is 39.083 AU with a perihelion of 29.354 AU and an aphelion at 48.813 AU. Its orbit has an eccentricy of 0.249, and is inclined by 3°. It is about 221 km in diameter, so it is unlikely to be classified as a dwarf planet. It was discovered on November 14, 1998 by J. A. Larsen, Nicole M. Danzl and A. Gleason at the Steward Observatory.

References

*1. ^ http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/TNOs.html
*2. ^ http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html
*3. ^http://hamilton.dm.unipi.it/cgi-bin/astdys/astibo?objects:1998VG44;main
*4. ^http://asteroid.lowell.edu/