(26375) 1999 DE9

(26375) 1999 DE9
Discovery
Discovered byChadwick A. Trujillo and
Jane X. Luu
Discovery date20 February 1999
Designations
(26375) 1999 DE9
TNO
2:5 resonance
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 5 May 2025 (JD 2460800.5)
Uncertainty parameter 2
Observation arc12873 days (35.24 yr)
Aphelion78.581 AU (11.7556 Tm)
Perihelion32.159 AU (4.8109 Tm)
55.370 AU (8.2832 Tm)
Eccentricity0.41919
412.02 yr (150493 d)
3.81 km/s
34.314°
0° 0m 8.612s / day
Inclination7.6148°
322.908°
159.154°
Known satellites0
Earth MOID31.176 AU (4.6639 Tm)
Jupiter MOID26.8847 AU (4.02189 Tm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions461 ± 45 km
24 h (1.0 d)
0.06–0.08
Temperature≈37 K
4.89

(26375) 1999 DE9 (provisional designation 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 Spitzer Space Telescope estimate that it is 461 ± 45 km in diameter. It was discovered in 1999 by Chad Trujillo and Jane X. Luu.

1999 DE9's orbit is in 2:5 resonance with Neptune's. Spectral analysis has shown traces of ice.