2019 EU5
In today's world, 2019 EU5 is a topic of great relevance and continues to generate constant debate among experts and people interested in the topic. For many years now, 2019 EU5 has captured the attention of society in general, whether due to its impact on daily life, its importance in history, or its relevance in the current environment. Over the years, 2019 EU5 has been the subject of numerous studies and analyzes that have yielded surprising results and unexpected conclusions. In this article, we will thoroughly explore the topic of 2019 EU5 and examine its influence on different aspects of today's society.
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. S. Sheppard D. J. Tholen C. Trujillo |
| Discovery site | Mauna Kea Obs. |
| Discovery date | 5 March 2019 |
| Designations | |
| 2019 EU5 | |
| TNO[2] · ESDO (detached)[3] · ETNO · distant[4] | |
| Orbital characteristics (barycentric)[5] | |
| Epoch 21 January 2022 (JD 2459600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 4[2] | |
| Observation arc | 5.03 yr (1,837 days) |
| Earliest precovery date | 6 January 2016 |
| Aphelion | 2,395 AU |
| Perihelion | 46.759 AU |
| 1,221 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.9617 |
| 42,630 yr | |
| 359.331° | |
| 0° 0m 0.083s / day | |
| Inclination | 18.207° |
| 109.227° | |
| 109.204° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 160–220 km (est. 0.1–0.2)[6] | |
| 25.6[1] | |
| 6.35±0.14[2][4] | |
2019 EU5 is an extreme trans-Neptunian object from the scattered disc on a highly eccentric orbit in the outermost region of the Solar System. It was discovered on 5 March 2019, by American astronomers Scott Sheppard, David Tholen, and Chad Trujillo at Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii, and announced on 17 December 2021.[1] It was 83.4 astronomical units from the Sun when it was discovered, making it one of the most distant known Solar System objects from the Sun as of December 2021.[1] It has been identified in precovery images from 6 January 2016.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "MPEC 2021-Y19 : 2019 EU15". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2019 EU15)" (2021-01-16 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b "2019 EU15". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Horizons System". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 17 December 2021. (Solution using the Solar System barycenter. Ephemeris Type: Osculating Orbital Elements, Coordinate Center: 500@0, Time Specification: JD 2459600.5)
- ^ "Asteroid Size Estimator". Center for Near Earth Object Studies. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
External links
- 2019 EU5 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2019 EU5 at the JPL Small-Body Database
 | This article about a centaur (minor planet) or trans-Neptunian object is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |