(48639) 1995 TL8

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(48639) 1995 TL8 is a Transneptunisches object that was discovered on October 15, 1995 by A. Gleason. After the Kuiper belt object discovered a year later in 1996 TL66 as Scattered disk object (SDO ) was classified, was in 1995 TL8 classified as SDO. It is one of the few objects whose perihelion is greater than 40 AU. Its diameter is about 350 km.

1995 TL8 has one natural satellite of about 160 km in diameter. It is called S/2002 ( 48639 ) 1, was discovered on November 9, 2002 and published on 5 October 2005.

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