- major ▁axis ▁of ▁ 3 7 . 8 2   AU ). ▁Its ▁orbit ▁has ▁an ▁ecc ent ric ity ▁of ▁ 0 . 0 4 ▁and ▁an ▁incl ination ▁of ▁ 4 . 6 ° ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁e cli ptic . ▁The ▁body ' s ▁observation ▁arc ▁begins ▁at ▁K itt ▁Pe ak ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁just ▁eight ▁night s ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁official ▁discovery ▁observation . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁cub ew ano , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁classical ▁K ui per ▁bel t ▁object , ▁ ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁between ▁the ▁reson ant ▁plut ino ▁and ▁tw ot ino ▁populations ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁low - e cc ent ric ity ▁orbit . ▁It ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁cold ▁population , ▁distinct ▁from ▁the ▁" st ir red " ▁hot ▁population ▁with ▁incl in ations ▁higher ▁than ▁ 5 ° . ▁In ▁a ▁previous ▁publication , ▁the ▁object ▁was ▁originally ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁plut ino . ▁ ▁Number ing ▁and ▁naming ▁▁ ▁This ▁minor ▁planet ▁was ▁number ed ▁by ▁the ▁Minor ▁Planet ▁Center ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁number ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁planet ▁catalog ▁( ). ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁named . ▁ ▁Phys ical ▁characteristics ▁▁▁ ▁has ▁a ▁blue - gre y ▁color ▁( BB ), ▁with ▁various ▁color ▁indices ▁measured , ▁giving ▁a ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁blue ▁and ▁red ▁filter ▁magnitude ▁( BR ) ▁of ▁