The following is a partial list of unnumbered trans-Neptunian objects for principal designations assigned within 2001. As of April 2022, it contains a total of 92 bodies.[1][2][3] For more information see the description on the main page. Also see list for the previous and next year.
2001
Designation
|
First Observed (discovered)
|
D (km)
|
Orbital description
|
Remarks
|
Refs
|
Date
|
Observer (Site)
|
Class
|
a (AU)
|
e
|
i (°)
|
q (AU)
|
Q (AU)
|
2001 DB106 |
28 February 2001 |
O. R. Hainaut A. C. Delsanti (809) |
167 |
cubewano (cold) |
42.9 |
0.04 |
4 |
41.1 |
44.7 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DC106 |
28 February 2001 |
O. R. Hainaut A. C. Delsanti (809) |
174 |
cubewano (cold) |
42.0 |
0.06 |
2 |
39.5 |
44.5 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DD106 |
28 February 2001 |
O. R. Hainaut A. C. Delsanti (809) |
115 |
cubewano (cold) |
43.8 |
0.09 |
2 |
39.8 |
47.7 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DM108 |
22 February 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
119 |
cubewano? |
45.4 |
0.00 |
3 |
45.4 |
45.4 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DN108 |
22 February 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
95 |
cubewano? |
45.5 |
0.00 |
8 |
45.5 |
45.5 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DO108 |
22 February 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
72 |
cubewano? |
43.0 |
0.00 |
3 |
43.0 |
43.0 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DP108 |
22 February 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
47 |
plutino? |
39.5 |
0.31 |
1 |
27.4 |
51.6 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DQ108 |
22 February 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
65 |
cubewano? |
45.4 |
0.00 |
3 |
45.4 |
45.4 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DR106 |
22 February 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
75 |
cubewano? |
44.5 |
0.00 |
2 |
44.5 |
44.5 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DS106 |
22 February 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
75 |
cubewano? |
42.6 |
0.00 |
6 |
42.6 |
42.6 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DS108 |
22 February 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
86 |
cubewano? |
45.9 |
0.00 |
3 |
45.9 |
45.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DT108 |
25 February 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
60 |
plutino? |
39.5 |
0.19 |
2 |
32.1 |
46.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DU108 |
22 February 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
68 |
cubewano? |
45.0 |
0.05 |
3 |
42.8 |
47.2 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 DV108 |
22 February 2001 |
D. Kinoshita J. Watanabe T. Fuse (568) |
95 |
other TNO |
45.7 |
0.26 |
5 |
33.7 |
57.7 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 ES24 |
1 March 2001 |
O. R. Hainaut A. C. Delsanti (809) |
110 |
cubewano (cold) |
44.1 |
0.06 |
4 |
41.3 |
46.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FB185 |
27 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
29 |
cubewano? |
43.2 |
0.09 |
4 |
39.4 |
46.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FC185 |
27 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
100 |
other TNO |
42.9 |
0.10 |
20 |
38.6 |
47.3 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FC193 |
27 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
65 |
cubewano? |
46.5 |
0.00 |
3 |
46.5 |
46.5 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FD193 |
27 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
82 |
cubewano? |
44.8 |
0.00 |
13 |
44.8 |
44.8 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FF193 |
27 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
99 |
cubewano? |
44.7 |
0.00 |
2 |
44.7 |
44.7 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FG193 |
27 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
68 |
cubewano? |
46.5 |
0.11 |
3 |
41.5 |
51.6 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FJ193 |
27 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
65 |
plutino? |
39.3 |
0.08 |
1 |
36.2 |
42.5 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FJ194 |
22 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
114 |
SDO |
66.0 |
0.44 |
10 |
37.0 |
95.0 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FK194 |
22 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
92 |
centaur |
76.3 |
0.63 |
9 |
28.0 |
125 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FL185 |
26 March 2001 |
M. W. Buie (695) |
126 |
cubewano (cold) |
43.9 |
0.07 |
4 |
40.8 |
46.9 |
binary: 88 km |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FM194 |
22 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
119 |
SDO |
54.0 |
0.36 |
29 |
34.3 |
73.6 |
BR-mag: 1.19; taxonomy: BR |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FN194 |
22 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
83 |
SDO |
67.0 |
0.48 |
7 |
35.0 |
98.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FS185 |
26 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
99 |
cubewano? |
43.3 |
0.04 |
5 |
41.4 |
45.1 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FT185 |
26 March 2001 |
M. W. Buie (695) |
109 |
other TNO |
47.1 |
0.11 |
20 |
42.1 |
52.1 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FU172 |
22 March 2001 |
B. Gladman (695) |
99 |
plutino |
39.4 |
0.27 |
25 |
28.9 |
49.8 |
BR-mag: 3.57 |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 FV185 |
26 March 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
136 |
plutino? |
39.4 |
0.12 |
24 |
34.4 |
44.3 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 HA59 |
26 April 2001 |
O. R. Hainaut A. C. Delsanti (809) |
167 |
cubewano (cold) |
43.9 |
0.06 |
1 |
41.2 |
46.5 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KA77 |
24 May 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
634 |
cubewano (hot) |
47.6 |
0.10 |
12 |
43.0 |
52.3 |
albedo: 0.025; BR-mag: 1.82; taxonomy: RR |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KE77 |
24 May 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
151 |
other TNO |
45.7 |
0.18 |
21 |
37.3 |
54.0 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KF76 |
22 May 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
121 |
cubewano (cold) |
44.6 |
0.03 |
3 |
43.3 |
45.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KG76 |
22 May 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
208 |
res · 4:9 |
51.6 |
0.34 |
2 |
34.2 |
69.0 |
BR-mag: 1.92 |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KG77 |
23 May 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
91 |
SDO |
62.3 |
0.46 |
16 |
34.0 |
90.7 |
BR-mag: 1.24 |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KH76 |
22 May 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
145 |
cubewano (cold) |
46.4 |
0.13 |
3 |
40.4 |
52.4 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KL76 |
22 May 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
173 |
res · 5:9 |
44.6 |
0.10 |
1 |
40.3 |
49.0 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KM76 |
22 May 2001 |
Cerro Tololo Obs. (807) |
130 |
cubewano? |
44.9 |
0.07 |
1 |
41.5 |
48.2 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KO77 |
23 May 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
109 |
other TNO |
44.1 |
0.15 |
21 |
37.5 |
50.7 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KQ76 |
24 May 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
282 |
cubewano (hot) |
42.8 |
0.10 |
6 |
38.5 |
47.2 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KS76 |
24 May 2001 |
Cerro Tololo Obs. (807) |
109 |
cubewano? |
43.6 |
0.09 |
3 |
39.6 |
47.7 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KW76 |
22 May 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
126 |
other TNO |
46.3 |
0.22 |
11 |
36.0 |
56.6 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KY76 |
22 May 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
285 |
plutino |
39.6 |
0.24 |
4 |
30.1 |
49.2 |
BR-mag: 1.84 |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 KZ76 |
24 May 2001 |
Cerro Tololo Obs. (807) |
104 |
SDO |
79.0 |
0.52 |
26 |
38.2 |
120 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OG109 |
27 July 2001 |
R. L. Allen G. Bernstein R. Malhotra (568) |
80 |
cubewano (cold) |
43.9 |
0.02 |
1 |
42.9 |
44.8 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OJ108 |
24 July 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
95 |
cubewano? |
44.9 |
0.09 |
9 |
40.8 |
49.0 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OK108 |
24 July 2001 |
B. Gladman (568) |
108 |
cubewano (cold) |
43.3 |
0.04 |
2 |
41.8 |
44.8 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OL108 |
24 July 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
72 |
cubewano? |
45.6 |
0.11 |
3 |
40.7 |
50.5 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OM108 |
25 July 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
86 |
cubewano? |
46.1 |
0.04 |
12 |
44.3 |
47.8 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OM109 |
26 July 2001 |
J.-M. Petit J. J. Kavelaars M. J. Holman B. Gladman (568) |
99 |
SDO |
69.3 |
0.50 |
4 |
35.0 |
104 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 ON108 |
25 July 2001 |
B. Gladman (568) |
104 |
cubewano? |
43.0 |
0.03 |
1 |
41.7 |
44.4 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OO108 |
27 July 2001 |
B. Gladman (568) |
99 |
SDO |
51.6 |
0.33 |
1 |
34.8 |
68.3 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OQ108 |
24 July 2001 |
B. Gladman (568) |
167 |
cubewano (cold) |
45.5 |
0.01 |
2 |
45.1 |
45.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OR108 |
24 July 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
90 |
cubewano? |
45.7 |
0.10 |
3 |
41.2 |
50.1 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OS108 |
25 July 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
150 |
cubewano? |
46.5 |
0.00 |
2 |
46.5 |
46.5 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OT108 |
25 July 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
55 |
SDO |
67.0 |
0.52 |
1 |
32.4 |
101 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OU108 |
27 July 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
209 |
other TNO |
46.8 |
0.00 |
28 |
46.8 |
46.8 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OY108 |
24 July 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
114 |
cubewano? |
46.1 |
0.10 |
7 |
41.5 |
50.6 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 OZ108 |
24 July 2001 |
B. Gladman (568) |
73 |
cubewano (cold) |
43.7 |
0.05 |
2 |
41.5 |
45.8 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 PK47 |
12 August 2001 |
C. Veillet (568) |
176 |
cubewano (hot) |
40.0 |
0.07 |
9 |
37.2 |
42.8 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 QA298 |
19 August 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
126 |
other TNO |
46.7 |
0.20 |
24 |
37.5 |
55.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 QQ297 |
19 August 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
132 |
cubewano (cold) |
44.7 |
0.09 |
4 |
40.9 |
48.5 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 QS297 |
20 August 2001 |
Cerro Tololo Obs. (807) |
285 |
cubewano? |
43.8 |
0.00 |
5 |
43.8 |
43.8 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 QU297 |
20 August 2001 |
Cerro Tololo Obs. (807) |
217 |
cubewano? |
43.7 |
0.00 |
3 |
43.7 |
43.7 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 QV297 |
20 August 2001 |
Cerro Tololo Obs. (807) |
189 |
cubewano? |
44.0 |
0.00 |
2 |
44.0 |
44.0 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 QW322 |
24 August 2001 |
68 Mauna Kea |
128 |
cubewano (cold) |
44.4 |
0.02 |
5 |
43.5 |
45.2 |
albedo: 0.093; binary: 126 km |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 QX297 |
20 August 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
183 |
cubewano (cold) |
44.5 |
0.03 |
1 |
43.0 |
46.0 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 QZ297 |
19 August 2001 |
M. W. Buie (807) |
139 |
cubewano (cold) |
44.7 |
0.07 |
2 |
41.6 |
47.8 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 RL155 |
12 September 2001 |
Kitt Peak Obs. (695) |
95 |
cubewano? |
44.2 |
0.12 |
1 |
38.7 |
49.7 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 RV143 |
12 September 2001 |
M. W. Buie (695) |
150 |
cubewano? |
46.3 |
0.08 |
1 |
42.7 |
50.0 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 RW143 |
12 September 2001 |
M. W. Buie (695) |
132 |
cubewano (cold) |
43.2 |
0.04 |
3 |
41.6 |
44.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 RY143 |
12 September 2001 |
M. W. Buie (695) |
137 |
cubewano? |
42.3 |
0.15 |
7 |
35.9 |
48.7 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 SD291 |
18 September 2001 |
Palomar Obs. (675) |
76 |
cubewano (cold) |
45.8 |
0.09 |
3 |
41.6 |
50.0 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 SE291 |
18 September 2001 |
P. Nicholson C. Dumas A. W. Harris B. Gladman (675) |
121 |
cubewano (cold) |
45.7 |
0.14 |
2 |
39.4 |
51.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 UA17 |
17 October 2001 |
La Silla Obs. (809) |
164 |
cubewano? |
42.9 |
0.07 |
6 |
39.9 |
45.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 UB17 |
17 October 2001 |
La Silla Obs. (809) |
119 |
plutino? |
39.6 |
0.07 |
5 |
37.0 |
42.3 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 UC17 |
17 October 2001 |
La Silla Obs. (809) |
143 |
plutino? |
39.6 |
0.14 |
3 |
33.8 |
45.4 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 UN18 |
19 October 2001 |
M. W. Buie (695) |
167 |
cubewano (cold) |
44.4 |
0.07 |
4 |
41.3 |
47.6 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 UP18 |
19 October 2001 |
M. W. Buie (695) |
228 |
twotino |
48.0 |
0.07 |
1 |
44.4 |
51.5 |
BR-mag: 1.49; taxonomy: IR |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 VN71 |
9 November 2001 |
B. Gladman J. J. Kavelaars (568) |
72 |
plutino |
39.3 |
0.24 |
19 |
29.7 |
49.0 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 XB255 |
9 December 2001 |
S. S. Sheppard D. C. Jewitt J. Kleyna (568) |
150 |
cubewano? |
74.9 |
0.45 |
2 |
41.3 |
108 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 XC255 |
9 December 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
114 |
cubewano? |
43.8 |
0.05 |
2 |
41.7 |
45.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 XE255 |
9 December 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
90 |
cubewano? |
43.5 |
0.00 |
10 |
43.5 |
43.5 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 XF255 |
9 December 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
99 |
cubewano? |
44.0 |
0.00 |
1 |
44.0 |
44.0 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 XG255 |
9 December 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
75 |
cubewano? |
43.9 |
0.07 |
2 |
41.0 |
46.9 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 XJ255 |
11 December 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
75 |
cubewano? |
44.4 |
0.07 |
10 |
41.1 |
47.8 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 XU254 |
9 December 2001 |
S. S. Sheppard J. Kleyna D. C. Jewitt (568) |
237 |
cubewano (hot) |
43.2 |
0.07 |
7 |
40.0 |
46.4 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 XV254 |
9 December 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
137 |
cubewano? |
45.7 |
0.00 |
6 |
45.7 |
45.7 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 XW254 |
10 December 2001 |
Mauna Kea Obs. (568) |
99 |
cubewano? |
42.3 |
0.00 |
6 |
42.3 |
42.3 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
2001 XX254 |
11 December 2001 |
J. Kleyna D. C. Jewitt S. S. Sheppard (568) |
114 |
cubewano (cold) |
43.5 |
0.02 |
2 |
42.5 |
44.6 |
— |
MPC · JPL
|
References