(307261) 2002 MS4

id: 307261-2002-ms4-163-7252264
title: (307261) 2002 MS4
text: (307261) 2002 MS4 is a large trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper belt, which is a region of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune. It was discovered on 18 June 2002 by Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown during their search for bright, Pluto-sized Kuiper belt objects at Palomar Observatory. To within measurement uncertainties, 2002 MS4, 2002 AW197, and 2013 FY27 have a diameter close to 800 km (500 mi), which makes them the largest unnamed objects in the Solar System. 2002 MS4 is large enough that astro
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description: Classical Kuiper belt object
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(307261)_2002_MS4
date created: 2006-09-05T01:58:02Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T06:40:31Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/2002_MS4_Hubble_8x_upscale.png","width":640,"height":640}
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