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2013 FZ27

2013 FZ27 is a dwarf planet candidate about 570 km across, orbiting the Sun between 38 and 59 AU every 334 years.

2013 FZ27 in brief

Diameter
about 570 km
Distance from the Sun
37.57 to 58.71 AU
Orbit
334 years
Moons
0
Discovered
2013
Brightest
magnitude 21.1

2013 FZ27 is a 570-km world in the Kuiper Belt on a 334-year orbit

2013 FZ27 is a dwarf planet candidate about 570 km across, orbiting the Sun between 38 and 59 AU every 334 years. Its catalog designation is (523671) 2013 FZ27. It was discovered in 2013 by Scott Sheppard and Chad Trujillo.

MercuryEarthJupiterSaturn 2013 FZ27
2013 FZ27 orbits 48.14 AU from the Sun; its orbit ranges from 37.57 to 58.71 AU (shaded band). Seen from above Earth's north pole, the planets go round counterclockwise, as the arrow shows. Distances use a log scale so the inner planets and the farthest orbits fit; the faint band is the asteroid belt.

2013 FZ27 compared with Pluto

Pluto is the yardstick for the outer solar system: 2,376 km across, 39.5 AU from the Sun on average, on a 248-year orbit.

less than Plutomore than Pluto
Diameter570 km0.24×
Average distance from the Sun48.1 AU1.2×
Farthest from the Sun58.7 AU1.2×
Year334 years1.3×

2013 FZ27 is beyond the reach of backyard telescopes

At about magnitude 21.1, 2013 FZ27 is far too faint for amateur telescopes and is followed with some of the largest telescopes on Earth.

2013 FZ27 among the dwarf planets and distant worlds

Dwarf planets and candidates beyond Neptune, by distance27
NameRegionAverage distance (AU)Diameter (km)
PlutoKuiper Belt39.242,376
OrcusKuiper Belt39.34910
IxionKuiper Belt39.35697
AchlysKuiper Belt39.63772
RitonaKuiper Belt41.55679
MániKuiper Belt41.59796
GoibniuKuiper Belt41.81680
SalaciaKuiper Belt42.12866
UniKuiper Belt43610
HaumeaKuiper Belt43.011,595
QuaoarKuiper Belt43.151,110
VarunaKuiper Belt43.18668
MakemakeKuiper Belt45.511,430
VardaKuiper Belt45.54740
ChaosKuiper Belt46.11600
AyaKuiper Belt47.3768
2013 FZ27Kuiper Belt48.14570
ChiminigaguaScattered disc58.79742
GonggongScattered disc66.891,230
ErisScattered disc682,326
GǃkúnǁʼhòmdímàScattered disc74.59614
2015 RR245Scattered disc81.3670
2014 UZ224Scattered disc109.9635
2012 VP113Detached / inner Oort cloud262.3450
2015 BP519Scattered disc449584
SednaDetached / inner Oort cloud549.5995
LeleākūhonuaDetached / inner Oort cloud1,190220

2013 FZ27 physical and orbital data

Every value in the planets dataset for 2013 FZ27
Classificationpossible dwarf planet
Designation(523671) 2013 FZ27
Discovered2013
DiscovererScott Sheppard and Chad Trujillo
Average distance from the Sun48.14 AU
Closest to the Sun (perihelion)37.57 AU
Farthest from the Sun (aphelion)58.71 AU
Orbital eccentricity0.2196
Orbital inclination14.0°
Orbital period334 years
Diameter570 km
Brightest magnitude21.1
Moons0
RingsNo

From the site's planets dataset (planets_q426). Each row in the dataset lists its sources.