(33001) 1997 CU29 (provisional designation 1997 CU29) is a cold classical Kuiper belt object, or cubewano. It has a perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) at 41.6 AU and an aphelion (farthest approach from the Sun) of 45.1 AU. 1997 CU29 is about 280 km in diameter. It was discovered on February 6, 1997, by David C. Jewitt, Jane X. Luu, Chad Trujillo, and Jun Chen at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii.
References
- ^ "List Of Transneptunian Objects". IAU–Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "MPEC 2009-R09 :Distant Minor Planets (2009 SEPT. 16.0 TT)". IAU Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- ^ Marc W. Buie (12 December 2001). "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 33001". SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- ^ Brown, Mike. "How many dwarf planets are there in the Solar System". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 33001 (1997 CU29)". NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ List of known trans-Neptunian objects
External links
- (33001) 1997 CU29 at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
- (33001) 1997 CU29 at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
