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805:List Of Transneptunian Objects
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88:Minor planet category
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686:"MPEC 1995-G07: 1995 GJ"
654:(1995-04-04 last obs.).
357:and/or high-inclination
330:Absolute magnitude
276:Physical characteristics
900:Trans-Neptunian objects
816:JPL Small-Body Database
789:Observer Location: @sun
120:Orbital characteristics
1293:Trans-Neptunian object
919:Scattered-disc objects
524:distance from the Sun
490:, 1995 GJ may come to
355:trans-Neptunian object
807:, Minor Planet Center
785:JPL Horizons: 1995 GJ
383:Mauna Kea Observatory
139:Uncertainty parameter
63:(first observed only)
1266:Distant minor planet
449:. With only a 1-day
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385:, Hawaii, using the
76:MPC designation
1424:Kuiper belt objects
1126:541132 Leleākūhonua
862:Physical parameters
598:Minor Planet Center
468:, or a much closer
443:orbital uncertainty
57:Discovery date
46:Discovery site
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399:1900 AU
375:David Jewitt
367:Solar System
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193:1920 AU
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69:Designations
60:3 April 1995
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1393:Cosmic dust
1357:Long-period
1347:Halley-type
1303:Kuiper belt
1188:Designation
1109:90377 Sedna
907:TNO classes
741:. CNEOS/JPL
723:8 September
431:inclination
363:Kuiper belt
353:might be a
315:179 km
304:176 km
238:Inclination
1418:Categories
1398:Meteoroids
1377:Sungrazing
1352:Hyperbolic
1308:Oort cloud
1251:Near-Earth
765:Mike Brown
571:References
492:opposition
455:0.09 ± 771
391:perihelion
184:Perihelion
133:2449811.5)
1288:Damocloid
951:TNO moons
914:Cubewanos
838:Ephemeris
830:Discovery
594:"1995 GJ"
509:(17
498:of 22.9.
470:main belt
409:(80% the
361:from the
318:(est. at
307:(est. at
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290:170
35:D. Jewitt
24:Discovery
1372:Periodic
1298:Detached
1218:Asteroid
1101:Sednoids
1084:Dysnomia
1072:Xiangliu
1067:Gonggong
1055:Makemake
1004:Kerberos
944:Twotinos
939:Plutinos
692:3 August
614:cite web
561:2026-Feb
553:2009-Jan
545:1996-Jul
537:1995-May
529:1995-Apr
503:trillion
439:ecliptic
379:Jun Chen
359:cubewano
215: AU
161:Aphelion
106:cubewano
1337:Extinct
1276:Centaur
1115:2012 VP
1026:Hiʻiaka
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811:1995 GJ
770:2 March
745:2 March
661:2 March
604:2 March
466:centaur
403:16 km/s
381:at the
351:1995 GJ
141:9
102:distant
81:1995 GJ
39:J. Chen
19:1995 GJ
1329:Comets
1241:Family
1226:Active
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1021:Namaka
1016:Haumea
989:Charon
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1198:List
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994:Styx
772:2020
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725:2020
694:2017
663:2020
620:link
606:2020
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