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'''2019 527243 KAT-01''', often shortened to '''2019 KAT-01''', or simply '''KAT-01''' is a {{wp|trans-Neptunian object}} discovered in 2019 by the [[Lod'oka Observatory]] in 2019. Estimated to be only 1,000 kilometers in diameter, KAT-01 is one of the most distant planetary objects observed, especially by a Garetolian observatory. There is some debate over who discovered KAT-01, since the {{wp|Caltech Submillimeter Observatory}} also claimed to have discovered the object a few months prior. However, this claim is likely a hoax; the observed object may have been either {{wp|90377 Sedna|Sedna}} or a rogue asteroid | '''2019 527243 KAT-01''', often shortened to '''2019 KAT-01''', or simply '''KAT-01''' is a {{wp|trans-Neptunian object}} discovered in 2019 by the [[Lod'oka Observatory]] in 2019. Estimated to be only 1,000 kilometers in diameter, KAT-01 is one of the most distant planetary objects observed, especially by a Garetolian observatory. There is some debate over who discovered KAT-01, since the {{wp|Caltech Submillimeter Observatory}} also claimed to have discovered the object a few months prior. However, this claim is likely a hoax; the observed object may have been either {{wp|90377 Sedna|Sedna}} or a rogue asteroid | ||
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Mieka Kalaka |
| Discovery date | 22 August 2019 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2019 (527243) KAT-01 |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkæt |
| 2019 KT44 | |
| trans-Neptunian object | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Uncertainty parameter 2 | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0142 |
| 14,400 yr | |
Average orbital speed | 1.04 km/s |
| Inclination | 2.9307° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 995±80 km (thermophysical model) 1060±100 km (std. thermal model) |
| 21 h (0.875 d) most likely (best fit 10.273±0.002 h), 18 h less likely | |
| 0.32±0.06 | |
| Temperature | ≈ 12 K (see note) |
| (red) B−V=1.24; V−R=0.78 | |
| 20.8 (opposition) 25.8 (perihelic) | |
| 1.83±0.05 0.3 | |
2019 527243 KAT-01, often shortened to 2019 KAT-01, or simply KAT-01 is a trans-Neptunian object discovered in 2019 by the Lod'oka Observatory in 2019. Estimated to be only 1,000 kilometers in diameter, KAT-01 is one of the most distant planetary objects observed, especially by a Garetolian observatory. There is some debate over who discovered KAT-01, since the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory also claimed to have discovered the object a few months prior. However, this claim is likely a hoax; the observed object may have been either Sedna or a rogue asteroid
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