2013 BL76

2013 BL76 is a trans-Neptunian object and centaur from the scattered disk and Inner Oort cloud approximately 30 kilometers in diameter.

2013 BL76
The orbits of some of the most distant minor planets, 2013 BL76 at top left
Discovery
Discovered byMt. Lemmon Survey
Discovery date20 January 2013
Designations
MPC designation
2013 BL76
Minor planet category
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 1
Observation arc1.88 yr (687 days)
Aphelion
  • 2151.77 AU
  • ~1920 AU
Perihelion8.3622 AU
Semi-major axis
  • 1080.07 AU
  • ~964 AU
Eccentricity0.9923
Orbital period (sidereal)
  • 35,496 yr (12,965,058 d)
  • ~29900 yr
  • last perihelion: 2012-10-27
Mean anomaly
0.0493°
Mean motion
0° 0m 0s / day
Inclination98.613°
Longitude of ascending node
180.20°
165.96°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions
22.1
10.8

    Using an epoch of February 2017, it is the minor planet with the 5th largest heliocentric semi-major axis in the Solar System (larger ones include 2014 FE72, 2012 DR30, and 2005 VX3). 2013 BL76 has a barycentric semi-major axis of ~964 AU, which is the third largest barycentric semi-major axis of any minor planet.

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