, also written as (120132) 2003 FY128, is a trans-Neptunian object with a diameter of about 460 km. It orbits the Sun at a distance of about 49.81 astronomical units. It was discovered on 26 March 2003 by the

NEAT Neat may refer to: * Neat (bartending), a single, unmixed liquor served in a rocks glass * Neat, an old term for horned oxen * Neat Records, a British record label * Neuroevolution of augmenting topologies (NEAT), a genetic algorithm (GA) for the ...

program at the

Palomar Observatory Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research observatory in San Diego County, California, United States, in the Palomar Mountain Range. It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Research time at the observat ...

, California.

Classification

It is classified as a

detached object Detached objects are a dynamical class of minor planets in the outer reaches of the Solar System and belong to the broader family of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs). These objects have orbits whose points of closest approach to the Sun (perihelion ...

by the

Deep Ecliptic Survey The Deep Ecliptic Survey (DES) is a project to find Kuiper belt objects (KBOs), using the facilities of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO). The principal investigator is Robert L. Millis. Since 1998 through the end of 2003, the sur ...

(DES), since its orbit appears to be beyond the current control of

Neptune Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the farthest known planet in the Solar System. It is the fourth-largest planet in the Solar System by diameter, the third-most-massive planet, and the densest giant planet. It is 17 times ...

. Though, if Neptune migrated outward, there would have been a period when Neptune had a higher eccentricity.

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(120132) 2003 FY128 Precovery Images
* Scattered disc and detached objects Discoveries by NEAT Possible dwarf planets 20030326 {{centaurTNO-stub