2012 VP113 also written 2012 VP113 is a planetoid in the outer reaches of the Solar System. It is the object with the largest known perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) distance in the Solar System larger than Sedna’s. Its discovery was announced on 26 March 2014. It has an absolute magnitude (H) of 4.0 which makes it likely to be a dwarf planet and it is accepted as a dwarf planet by some.
apoapsis (km)
6.71694e+13
orbital period (μ)
6.43775e+09
periapsis (km)
1.20426e+13
absolute magnitude
4.0, 4.1, 4.3
albedo
0.1, 0.15, 2014.0
apparent magnitude
23.4
discovery date
2012-11-05, 2014-03-26
discoverer
Chad Trujillo, Scott S. Sheppard, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
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