19521 Chaos
19521 Chaos is a Kuiper belt object. Chaos was found in 1998 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey, with Kitt Peak's 4 m telescope. It is big at about 560 km, and bright at H=4.755. It is named after the primeval state of existence in Greek mythology, from which the first gods appeared.
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Deep Ecliptic Survey |
| Discovery date | November 19, 1998 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 19521 Chaos |
| 1998 WH24 | |
| TNO (cubewano)[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch January 30, 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 50.269 AU |
| Perihelion | 40.929 AU |
| 45.599 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| 309.1006 y | |
Average orbital speed | 4.3931 km/s |
| 324.2844° | |
| Inclination | 12.0550° |
| 50.0103° | |
| 58.6836° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~560 km |
Sidereal rotation period | 3.985 (days) |
| 4.755 | |
Trivia
A jazz-fusion/progressive-rock band from Connecticut got their name from this minor planet.
19521 Chaos Media
The orbit of Chaos (white) compared Pluto and the four giant planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune with positions for 2019
Chaos moves west to east (right to left) across the sky, discovered in Taurus in 1998, and precovered back to 1991
en:19521 Chaos chart
Apparent magnitude from Earth
References
- ↑ Marc W. Buie (November 9, 2004). "Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 19521". SwRI (Space Science Department). Retrieved September 28, 2008.
- original MPEC circular 1998-X08 and the revision, 1999-V03
- AstDys
- NASA JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 19521 Chaos
A graphic showing Chaos' size compared to Earth's moon and other big TNOs
