2012 VP113

2012 VP₁₁₃
	2012 VP113 imaged by the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope on 9 October 2021
Discovery
Discovered by	S. S. Sheppard; C. Trujillo;
Discovery site	Cerro Tololo Obs.
Discovery date	5 November 2012; (announced: 26 March 2014)
Designations
MPC designation	2012 VP113
Alternative designations	"Biden" (nickname)
Minor planet category	TNO; sednoid;
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 2022 Aug 09 (JD 2459800.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc	16.94 yr (6,187 d)
Earliest precovery date	19 September 2007
Aphelion	462±1 AU
Perihelion	80.522 AU; 80.47±0.03 AU;
Semi-major axis	271.5±0.6 AU
Eccentricity	0.7036±0.0007
Orbital period (sidereal)	4473±14 yr; 4240 yr (barycentric);
Mean anomaly	3.50°±0.01°
Mean motion	0° 0m 0.792s / day
Inclination	24.0563°±0.006°
Longitude of ascending node	90.787°
Time of perihelion	≈ 28 September 1979
Argument of perihelion	293.8°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	574 km?; 300–1000 km
Geometric albedo	0.09 (assumed); 0.15 (assumed);
Spectral type	moderately red; V−R = 0.52; B−V = 0.92;
Apparent magnitude	23.34
Absolute magnitude (H)	4.1

2012 VP₁₁₃ is a trans-Neptunian object of the sednoid population, located in the outermost reaches of the Solar System. It was first observed on 5 November 2012 by American astronomers Scott Sheppard and Chad Trujillo at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. The discovery was announced on 26 March 2014. The object probably measures somewhere in the range of 600 km in diameter.

Discovery
2012 VP₁₁₃ imaged by the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope on 9 October 2021
Discovered by	S. S. Sheppard C. Trujillo
Discovery site	Cerro Tololo Obs.
Discovery date	5 November 2012 (announced: 26 March 2014)
Designations
MPC designation	2012 VP₁₁₃
Alternative designations	"Biden" (nickname)
Minor planet category	TNO sednoid
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 2022 Aug 09 (JD 2459800.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc	16.94 yr (6,187 d)
Earliest precovery date	19 September 2007
Aphelion	462±1 AU
Perihelion	80.522 AU 80.47±0.03 AU
Semi-major axis	271.5±0.6 AU
Eccentricity	0.7036±0.0007
Orbital period (sidereal)	4473±14 yr 4240 yr (barycentric)
Mean anomaly	3.50°±0.01°
Mean motion	0° 0^m 0.792^s / day
Inclination	24.0563°±0.006°
Longitude of ascending node	90.787°
Time of perihelion	≈ 28 September 1979
Argument of perihelion	293.8°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	574 km? 300–1000 km
Geometric albedo	0.09 (assumed) 0.15 (assumed)
Spectral type	moderately red V−R = 0.52 B−V = 0.92
Apparent magnitude	23.34
Absolute magnitude (H)	4.1