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(40314) 1999 KR16

is a trans-Neptunian object on an eccentric orbit in the outermost region of the Solar System, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 16 May 1999 by French astronomer Audrey Delsanti and Oliver Hainaut at ESOs La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. The very reddish object has a rotation period of 11.7 hours.

Orbit and classification

The minor planet orbits the Sun at a distance between 34 and 65 AU once every 346 years (126,383 days; semi-major axis of 49.29 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.31 and an inclination at an angle of 25° relative to the ecliptic.

Numbering and naming

This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 26 May 2002. As of 2025, it has not been named.

Physical characteristics

has two solutions for its rotation period of 6 and 12 hours, respectively, and an albedo of 0.20.

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