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orin stepanek wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:01 pm
Just being nosy: but how come 2002 TC302 doesn't have a name yet?

After all it's been known for a few years now!

• Perhaps because 2002 TC₃₀₂ has 20 big brothers who also lack names:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Solar_System_objects_by_size#From_200_to_399_km wrote:

Click to play embedded YouTube video.

2002 AW₁₉₇ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(55565)_2002_AW197
2002 MS₄ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(307261)_2002_MS4
2013 FY₂₇ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(532037)_2013_FY27
2003 AZ₈₄ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(208996)_2003_AZ84
2004 GV₉ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(90568)_2004_GV9
2005 RN₄₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(145452)_2005_RN43
2002 UX₂₅ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(55637)_2002_UX25
2014 UZ₂₂₄ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_UZ224
2015 RR₂₄₅ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(523794)_2015_RR245
2008 OG₁₉ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(470599)_2008_OG19
2007 JJ₄₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(278361)_2007_JJ43
2012 VP₁₁₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_VP113
2014 EZ₅₁ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(523692)_2014_EZ51
2002 XW₉₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(78799)_2002_XW93
2004 XR₁₉₀ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_XR190
2002 XV₉₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_XV93
2003 VS₂ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(84922)_2003_VS2
2003 UZ₄₁₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_UZ224
2005 RM₄₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(145451)_2005_RM43
2004 TY₃₆₄ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(120348)_2004_TY364

2002 TC₃₀₂ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(84522)_2002_TC302

neufer wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:35 pm

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:01 pm
Just being nosy: but how come 2002 TC302 doesn't have a name yet?

After all it's been known for a few years now!

• Perhaps because 2002 TC₃₀₂ has 20 big brothers who also lack names:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Solar_System_objects_by_size#From_200_to_399_km wrote:

Click to play embedded YouTube video.

2002 AW₁₉₇ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(55565)_2002_AW197
2002 MS₄ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(307261)_2002_MS4
2013 FY₂₇ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(532037)_2013_FY27
2003 AZ₈₄ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(208996)_2003_AZ84
2004 GV₉ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(90568)_2004_GV9
2005 RN₄₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(145452)_2005_RN43
2002 UX₂₅ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(55637)_2002_UX25
2014 UZ₂₂₄ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_UZ224
2015 RR₂₄₅ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(523794)_2015_RR245
2008 OG₁₉ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(470599)_2008_OG19
2007 JJ₄₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(278361)_2007_JJ43
2012 VP₁₁₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_VP113
2014 EZ₅₁ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(523692)_2014_EZ51
2002 XW₉₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(78799)_2002_XW93
2004 XR₁₉₀ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_XR190
2002 XV₉₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_XV93
2003 VS₂ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(84922)_2003_VS2
2003 UZ₄₁₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_UZ224
2005 RM₄₃ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(145451)_2005_RM43
2004 TY₃₆₄ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(120348)_2004_TY364

2002 TC₃₀₂ : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(84522)_2002_TC302