47171 Lempo
47171 Lempo or as trinary 47171 Lempo/Hiisi/Paha (previously known by its designation 1999 TC36) is a plutino and a possible dwarf planet. It was found in 1 October 1999 by a team led. Like Pluto and other Trans-Neptunian objects, it stays in 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune. It has a diameter of 272 km, while Hiisi has one of 252 km, and Paha has one of 206 km. It was named after Lempo, a finnish god of fertility and love in the underworld.
Discovery
[change | change source]Lempo was discovered by a team led by Mike Brown on 1 October 1999.
Hiisi
[change | change source]Hiisi orbits the Trans-Neptunian object itself. It has a diameter of 252 km.
Paha
[change | change source]Paha orbits the Trans-Neptunian object itself. It has a diameter of 202 km.