2020_FA31

<span class="nowrap">2020 FA<sub>31</sub></span>

2020 FA31

Distant trans-Neptunian object that was discovered 97.2 AU (14.54 billion km) from the Sun

2020 FA31 is a distant trans-Neptunian object that was discovered 97.2 AU (14.54 billion km) from the Sun by Scott Sheppard, David Tholen, and Chad Trujillo on 24 March 2020.[1] Announced on 14 February 2021, it is one of the most distant observable known objects in the Solar System.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "MPEC 2021-C289 : 2020 FA31". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    "2020 FA31". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. [3]
    "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2020 FA31)" (2021-01-19 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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