• Source: (87269) 2000 OO67

    • (87269) 2000 OO67 (provisional designation 2000 OO67) is a trans-Neptunian object, approximately 64 kilometers (40 miles) in diameter, on a highly eccentric orbit in the outermost region of the Solar System. It was discovered by astronomers at the Chilean Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory on 29 July 2000.


    Description


    At aphelion it is over 1,000 AU from the Sun and, with a perihelion of 21 AU, almost crosses the orbit of Uranus at closest approach. Astronomers with the Deep Ecliptic Survey classify it as a centaur rather than a trans-Neptunian object. 2000 OO67 came to perihelion in April 2005. Both 2000 OO67 and 2006 SQ372 are calculated to take longer than Sedna to orbit the Sun using either heliocentric coordinates or barycentric coordinates.


    Comparison




    See also


    2002 RN109
    2005 VX3
    (308933) 2006 SQ372
    2007 TG422
    TAU (spacecraft) (probe designed to go 1000 AU in 50 years)
    List of Solar System objects by greatest aphelion


    References




    External links


    List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects at the Minor Planet Center
    (87269) 2000 OO67 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
    Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
    (87269) 2000 OO67 at the JPL Small-Body Database

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