(24952) 1997 QJ4 also written as 1997 QJ4 is a plutino and as such it is trapped in a 2:3 mean motion resonance with Neptune. It was discovered on August 28 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).
apoapsis (km)
7.18638e+12
periapsis (km)
4.5572e+12
absolute magnitude
7.5
albedo
0.09
discovery date
1997-08-28
discoverer
Chad Trujillo, Jane Luu, David C. Jewitt, K._Berney
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