2014 FZ71

2014 FZ71 is a trans-Neptunian object, a scattered disc classified as a scattered and detached object, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. It was first observed on 24 March 2014, by a team led by American astronomer Scott Sheppard at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. With its perihelion of almost 56 AU, it belongs to a small and poorly understood group of very distant objects with moderate eccentricities. The object is not a dwarf planet candidate as it only measures approximately 150 kilometers (93 miles) in diameter.

2014 FZ71
Discovery
Discovered byCTIO
Discovery siteCTIO
(first observed only)
Discovery date24 March 2014
Designations
2014 FZ71
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 6
Observation arc1.96 yr (716 d)
Aphelion95.791 AU
Perihelion55.849 AU
75.820 AU
Eccentricity0.2634
660.21 yr (241,142 d)
349.80°
0° 0m 5.4s / day
Inclination25.506°
306.01°
244.94°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
  • 125±25 km
  • 182 km
  • 185 km
  • 0.08 (assumed)
  • 0.09 (assumed)
24.61
6.9
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