is a trans-Neptunian object located in the scattered disc. It was discovered on 30 July 2008 through the Palomar Observatory. It displays a large light curve amplitude of magnitudes, implying that it is highly elongated in shape, similar to 20000 Varuna. Based on models for its light curve amplitude, they obtained an approximate density of and aspect ratios of b/a = 0.513 and c/a = 0.39.
The Hubble Space Telescope photographed on 21 May 2026, during a search for moons around large trans-Neptunian objects.
Orbit and classification orbits the Sun at a distance of 38.6–94.0 AU once every 539.7 years (197,137 days). Its orbit has a moderate eccentricity of 0.418 and an inclination of 13.2° relative to the ecliptic.
The object is classified as a trans-Neptunian object, specifically a scattered disc object (SDO). While its perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) of 38.5 AU keeps it well outside the direct orbit of Neptune (which orbits at roughly 30 AU), its high eccentricity and semi-major axis of 66.2 AU are characteristic of bodies whose orbits were dynamically scattered by the ice giants into the outer reaches of the Solar System.
With an absolute magnitude of 4.8, it is considered a relatively large trans-Neptunian object, though it has not been observed to share any mean-motion resonances with Neptune.
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