(
provisional designation
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) is a
Kuiper belt object with an
absolute magnitude
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of 5.6.
Assuming an
albedo
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of 0.08, it is estimated to be about in diameter.
Astronomer
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Mike Brown lists it as ''possibly'' a
dwarf planet.
References
External links
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Classical Kuiper belt objects
Possible dwarf planets
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