(15807) 1994 GV9
(15807) 1994 GV9 (provisional designation 1994 GV9) is a trans-Neptunian object from the classical Kuiper belt located in the outermost region of the Solar System. The cubewano belongs to the orbitally unexcited cold population. It was discovered on 15 April 1994, by astronomers David Jewitt and Jun Chen at the Mauna Kea Observatories, near Hilo, Hawaii.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | D. C. Jewitt J. Chen |
| Discovery site | Mauna Kea Obs. |
| Discovery date | 15 April 1994 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (15807) 1994 GV9 |
Alternative designations | 1994 GV9 |
Minor planet category | TNO · cubewano cold |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 4 excite_mean = 0.077 | |
| Observation arc | 20.88 yr (7,627 d) |
| Aphelion | 46.540 AU |
| Perihelion | 41.328 AU |
Semi-major axis | 43.934 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0593 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 291.21 yr (106,365 d) |
Mean anomaly | 73.373° |
Mean motion | 0° 0m 12.24s / day |
| Inclination | 0.5594° |
Longitude of ascending node | 176.57° |
| 309.63° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 101 km 147 km |
| 0.09–0.2 (assumed) | |
| 7.4 | |
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