(24952) 1997 QJ4 (provisional designation 1997 QJ4) is a plutino and as such, it is trapped in a 2:3 mean-motion resonance with Neptune. It was discovered on 28 August 1997, by Jane X. Luu, Chad Trujillo, David C. Jewitt and K. Berney. This object has a perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) at 30.463 AU and an aphelion (farthest approach from the Sun) at 48.038 AU, so it moves in a relatively eccentric orbit (0.224). It has an estimated diameter of 139 km; therefore, it is unlikely to be classified as a dwarf planet.[2]

(24952) 1997 QJ4
Discovery
Discovered byJane X. Luu, Chad Trujillo, David C. Jewitt, and K. Berney
Discovery date28 August 1997
Designations
(24952) 1997 QJ4
plutino (TNO)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc4048 days (11.08 yr)
Aphelion48.082 AU (7.1930 Tm)
Perihelion30.421 AU (4.5509 Tm)
39.252 AU (5.8720 Tm)
Eccentricity0.22497
245.92 yr (89822.9 d)
337.14°
0° 0m 14.428s / day
Inclination16.590°
346.92°
82.613°
Earth MOID29.4765 AU (4.40962 Tm)
Jupiter MOID25.6287 AU (3.83400 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions139 km
0.09 (assumed)
7.6

References

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  1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 24952 (1997 QJ4)". NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 24952 (1997 QJ4). NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04.

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