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(120178) 2003 OP32, also written as (120178) 2003 OP32,is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) that resides in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered on July 26, 2003 by Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz.
[edit] Origin
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Main article: Haumea family
Based on their common pattern of IR water-ice absorption and a the clustering of their orbital elements, the KBOs (120178) 2003 OP32, 1995 SM55, (19308) 1996 TO66, (55636) 2002 TX300, and (145453) 2005 RR43 appear to be collisional fragments broken off the dwarf planet Haumea.
[edit] References
- ^ List Of Transneptunian Objects
- ^ List of known trans-Neptunian objects
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