Bruce Berger's Astronomy Blog

OK, I realize it’s been a while since I posted. I started this blog with the good intentions of posting something once a week, and I have failed. Why? Because I’ve got so many projects going on, and first on that list is finding a full-time job.
I’m happy to share with you a list of [...]

Even though we could see the fire tower on top of Palomar from my friend’s house it was a scenic 1 1/2 hour drive through some beautiful country. Parts of the ride feel like old America, with miles between ranches and cows, deer and rabbits roaming freely. We stopped on the way up at the [...]

1. The airline lost my suitcase (not THE camera though)
2. My cell phone was dead and guess where the charger is?
3. I’m driving 100 miles from the airport to stay with a friend and guess where the directions are?
4. My GPS is in the suitcase also!

Some Wikipedia info on 55636 (source link here)

(55636) 2002 TX300

Discovery

Discovered by
NEAT

Discovery date
October 15, 2002

Designations

MPC designation
(55636) 2002 TX300

Alternate name
none

Minor planet
category
Trans-Neptunian object (TNO)
cubewano

Orbital characteristics

Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)

Aphelion
7252.615 Gm (48.481 AU)

Perihelion
5654.528 Gm (37.798 AU)

Semi-major axis
6453.572 (43.139 AU

Eccentricity
0.124

Orbital period
103492.895 d (283.35 a

Average orbital?speed
4.52 km/s

Mean anomaly
62.175?

Inclination
25.856?

Longitude?of ascending?node
324.575?

Argument of perihelion
338.907?

Physical characteristics

Dimensions
435??709 km

Mass
1.6?3.7??1020? kg

Mean density
2.0? g/cm?

Equatorial surface?gravity
0.15?0.20? m/s?

Escape velocity
0.28?0.37? [...]