(44594) 1999 OX3
Orbit diagram (top view, 1999 OX3 in blue) | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. J. Kavelaars B. Gladman M. Holman J.-M. Petit |
| Discovery site | Mauna Kea Obs. |
| Discovery date | 21 July 1999 |
| Designations | |
| (44594) 1999 OX3 | |
| 1999 OX3 | |
| TNO · centaur distant | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 2 | |
| Observation arc | 17.35 yr (6,338 days) |
| Aphelion | 46.576 AU |
| Perihelion | 17.589 AU |
| 32.083 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.4518 |
| 181.72 yr (66,375 days) | |
| 347.21° | |
| 0° 0m 19.44s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.6248° |
| 259.10° | |
| 144.53° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 151 km 159.78 km (calculated) |
| 9.26 h | |
| 0.10 (assumed) | |
| RR · C | |
| 6.07±0.19 (R) · 6.835±0.078 (R) · 7.1 · 7.4 · 7.718±0.092 · 7.85 | |
(44594) 1999 OX3 is an eccentric trans-Neptunian object with a centaur-like orbit from the outer Solar System, approximately 150 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 July 1999, by astronomers John Kavelaars, Brett Gladman, Matthew Holman and Jean-Marc Petit at Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii, United States.