(612533) 2002 XV93
(612533) 2002 XV93 (provisional designation 2002 XV93) is a medium-sized trans-Neptunian object (TNO) in the Kuiper Belt with an absolute magnitude of 5.4. A 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune makes it a plutino. Michael Brown concludes that it is "likely" a dwarf planet, based on an estimated diameter of 564 km; however, transneptunian bodies smaller than 900–1,000 km are unlikely to be fully solid bodies, and thus not dwarf planets.
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(612533) 2002 XV93
(612533) 2002 XV93 (provisional designation 2002 XV93) is a medium-sized trans-Neptunian object (TNO) in the Kuiper Belt with an absolute magnitude of 5.4. A 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune makes it a plutino. Michael Brown concludes that it is "likely" a dwarf planet, based on an estimated diameter of 564 km; however, transneptunian bodies smaller than 900–1,000 km are unlikely to be fully solid bodies, and thus not dwarf planets.
2002 XV93 has been observed with precovery images back to 1990.
Orbit and rotation
(612533) 2002 XV93
2002 XV93 is locked in 2:3 resonance with Neptune, meaning that for every two revolutions it makes around the Sun, Neptune makes exactly three.
The rotation period of this object is currently unknown.
Numbering and naming
(612533) 2002 XV93
This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 28 March 2022, receiving the number (/wiki/Listofminorplanets:612001–613000#533) in the minor planet catalog M.P.C. 138389. As of January 2026, it has not been named.
Physical characteristics
(612533) 2002 XV93
The size of 2002 XV93 has been measured by the Herschel Space Telescope to be 549.2+21.7 −23.0 km. 2002 XV93 has no known moons, so its mass and density is unknown.