(55565) 2002 AW197 is a classical Kuiper belt object (cubewano). Measurements with the Spitzer Space Telescope have confirmed 2002 AW197 as a probable dwarf planet although it has not been officially classified as such by the IAU. Light-curve-amplitude analysis shows only small deviations which suggests that 2002 AW197 is a spheroid with small albedo spots. Tancredi (2010) accepts it as a dwarf planet.
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apoapsis (km)
8.00393e+12
average speed (km/s)
15516.0
orbital period (μ)
2.8093e+07
periapsis (km)
6.14339e+12
absolute magnitude
3.5
apparent magnitude
20.0
discovery date
2002-01-10
discoverer
Palomar Observatory, Chad Trujillo, Michael E. Brown, Kenneth J. Lawrence, Eleanor F. Helin, Steven_H._Pravdo
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