List of articles in "Planet" category - Page 1113

53311 Deucalion (/djuːˈkeɪliən/ dew-KAY-lee-ən; from Greek: Δευκαλίων) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 1999 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey (DES). It is a cubewano and named after […]

38083 Rhadamanthus is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). It was discovered in 1999 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey. It was originally classified as a plutino but no longer is.It is named […]

(26375) 1999 DE9 (also written (26375) 1999 DE9) is a trans-Neptunian object. Light-curve-amplitude analysis shows only small deviations suggesting 1999 DE9 is a spheroid with small albedo spots. Measurements by […]

The asteroid 71000 Hughdowns provisional designation 1999 XD37 is named after American television host Hugh Downs popular for his co-hosting career on the ABC news show 20/20. It was discovered […]

1998 WW31 (also written 1998 WW31) is a double Kuiper belt object. It was discovered in 1998 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey (DES).1998 WW31 forms a binary system with another […]

(19308) 1996 TO66 (also written (19308) 1996 TO66) is a trans-Neptunian object. It was discovered in 1996 by Chadwick A. Trujillo David C. Jewitt and Jane X. Luu.

19521 Chaos /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/ is a cubewano a Kuiper-belt object not in resonance with any planet. It is a likely dwarf planet. Chaos was discovered in 1998 by the Deep Ecliptic […]

(15874) 1996 TL66 (also written (15874) 1996 TL66) is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) that resides in the scattered disc. The Spitzer Space Telescope has estimated this object to be about […]

Makemake (minor-planet designation 136472 Makemake) is a dwarf planet and perhaps the largest Kuiper belt object (KBO) in the classical population with a diameter that is about 2/3 the size […]

Haumea minor-planet designation 136108 Haumea is a dwarf planet located beyond Neptune’s orbit. Just one-third the mass of Pluto it was discovered in 2004 by a team headed by Mike […]