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{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{mp|(33340) 1998 VG|44}}}}
{{Infobox planet
| minorplanet=yes
| background=#C2E0FF
| name={{mp|(33340) 1998 VG|44}}
| discoverer=[[Jeffrey A. Larsen|J. A. Larsen]]<br />[[Nichole M. Danzl|N. Danzel]]<br />A. Gleason
| discovered=14 November 1998
| mpc_name={{mp|(33340) 1998 VG|44}}
| alt_names=''none''
| mp_category=[[plutino]]
| epoch=13 January 2016 ([[Julian day|JD]] 2457400.5)
| semimajor={{Convert|39.382|AU|Tm|abbr=on}}
| perihelion={{Convert|29.368|AU|Tm|abbr=on}}
| aphelion={{Convert|49.397|AU|Tm|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| inclination=3.0343°
| eccentricity=0.25429
| period=247.15 [[Julian year (astronomy)|yr]] (90270.5 [[Julian year (astronomy)|d]])
| mean_anomaly=2.7454[[Degree (angle)|°]]
| arg_peri=324.78°
| asc_node=127.99°
| avg_speed=
| dimensions=221 km
| mass=
| density=
| escape_velocity=
| surface_grav=
| sidereal_day=
| abs_magnitude=6.5
| albedo=0.09 (assumed)
| single_temperature=
| spectral_type=
| mean_motion={{Deg2DMS|0.0039880|sup=ms}} / day
| orbit_ref=<ref name="jpldata">{{cite web |url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=33340;cad=1 |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 33340 (1998 VG44) |publisher=[[NASA]]/[[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] |access-date=5 April 2016}}</ref>
| observation_arc=6291 days (17.22 yr)
| uncertainty=3
| moid={{Convert|28.3843|AU|Tm|abbr=on}}
| jupiter_moid={{Convert|24.2172|AU|Tm|abbr=on}}
}}
'''{{mp|(33340) 1998 VG|44}}''' ([[Minor planet provisional designation|provisional designation]] '''{{mp|1998 VG|44}}''') is a [[trans-Neptunian object]]. It has a 2:3 [[orbital resonance]] with the [[planet]] [[Neptune]], similar to [[Pluto]], classifying it as a [[plutino]]. Its average distance from the [[Sun]] is 39.083 AU with a perihelion of 29.354 AU and an aphelion at 48.813 AU. Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.249, and is inclined by 3°. It is about 221&nbsp;km in diameter, so it is "possibly" a [[dwarf planet]]. It was discovered on November 14, 1998, by J. A. Larsen, Nicole M. Danzl and A. Gleason at the [[Kitt Peak National Observatory|Steward Observatory]].
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/lists/TNOs.html List of Trans Neptunian Objects], Minor Planet Center
* http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/tnoslist.html
* https://newton.spacedys.com/cgi-bin/astdys/astibo?objects:1998VG44;main{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* http://asteroid.lowell.edu/<!--- Actual page is ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html --->
==External links==
* {{JPL small body|id=33340}}
{{Minor planets navigator|(33339) 1998 VR32|number=33340|PageName={{mp|(33340) 1998 VG|44}}|(33341) 1998 WA5|}}
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{{Trans-Neptunian objects}}
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[[Category:Plutinos|033340]]
[[Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1998|19981114]]
[[Category:Discoveries by Nichole M. Danzl]]
[[Category:Discoveries by Arianna E. Gleason]]
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