List of Dwarf Planet Candidates - Probable Per Brown

Probable Per Brown

Mike Brown considers the following bodies, ranked by estimated size, to be "probably" plutoids. Asteroids are not considered.

The terms for varying degrees of likelihood are:

Near certainty: Sufficient confidence to say these must be in hydrostatic equilibrium even if predominantly rocky.
Highly likely: Estimated/measured to be over 600 km. The size would have to be "grossly in error" or they would have to be primarily rocky to not be dwarf planets.
Likely: Estimated/measured to be over 500 km. Uncertainties in measurement mean that some of these will be significantly smaller and thus doubtful.
Probable: Estimated/measured to be over 400 km. Expected to be dwarf planets if they are icy and that figure is correct.
Probable plutoids (as of 2012 Jan 18)
rank name diameter
(km)		 albedo
(%)		 absolute
magnitude
(H)		 comments likelihood
1 Eris 2330 99 −1.1 (measured) near certainty
2 Pluto 2330 72 −0.8 (measured) near certainty
3 Haumea 1500 69 0.2 (measured) near certainty
4 Makemake 1440 79 0.1 (measured) near certainty
5 2007 OR10 1420 15 2.0 (estimate) near certainty
6 Sedna 1400 22 1.6 (estimate) near certainty
7 2002 TC302 1150 4 3.9 (very large uncertainty:
likely smaller)		 highly likely
8 Quaoar 980 18 2.6 (measured) near certainty
9 Orcus 950 27 2.2 (measured) near certainty
10 2007 UK126 748 15 3.4 highly likely
11 2003 MW12 748 15 3.4 highly likely
12 2005 UQ513 748 15 3.4 highly likely
13 2002 AW197 734 15 3.4 (measured) highly likely
14 2005 QU182 730 14 3.5 highly likely
15 2002 MS4 726 12 3.7 (measured) highly likely
16 2007 JJ43 694 13 3.7 highly likely
17 2003 AZ84 685 15 3.6 (measured) highly likely
18 2002 UX25 681 13 3.7 (measured) highly likely
19 2006 QH181 677 12 3.8 highly likely
20 2010 EK139 677 12 3.8 highly likely
21 2004 GV9 677 10 4.0 (measured) highly likely
22 2005 RN43 661 12 3.9 highly likely
23 2010 KZ39 661 12 3.9 highly likely
24 Ixion 650 21 3.3 (measured) highly likely
25 2004 XA192 644 11 4.0 highly likely
26 2003 VS2 629 11 4.1 highly likely
27 2001 UR163 613 10 4.2 highly likely
28 2010 RF43 613 10 4.2 highly likely
29 Salacia 613 10 4.2 highly likely
30 2004 PF115 613 10 4.2 highly likely
31 2010 RE64 613 10 4.2 highly likely
32 2008 ST291 598 10 4.3 likely
33 2003 UZ413 598 10 4.3 likely
34 2010 FX86 598 10 4.3 likely
35 2005 RM43 584 10 4.4 likely
36 2004 XR190 584 10 4.4 likely
37 2002 KX14 584 10 4.4 likely
38 2004 NT33 584 10 4.4 likely
39 1996 TL66 575 4 5.4 (measured) likely
40 2004 TY364 569 9 4.5 likely
41 2004 UX10 569 9 4.5 likely
42 2008 AP129 569 9 4.5 likely
43 2010 VK201 569 9 4.5 likely
44 2004 PR107 555 9 4.6 likely
45 2005 TB190 542 8 4.7 likely
46 2003 QX113 542 8 4.7 likely
47 2007 JH43 542 8 4.7 likely
48 Huya 532 7 4.9 (measured) likely
50 Chaos 528 8 4.8 likely
51 2000 YW134 515 8 4.9 likely
52 2004 PG115 515 8 4.9 likely
53 2003 FY128 515 8 4.9 likely
54 2007 XV50 515 8 4.9 likely
55 2008 OG19 503 7 5.0 likely
56 2010 VZ98 503 7 5.0 likely
57 2002 KW14 503 7 5.0 likely
58 2001 KA77 503 7 5.0 likely
59 2002 XV93 503 7 5.0 likely
60 2011 FW62 503 7 5.0 likely
61 Varuna 500 27 3.6 (measured) probably
62 2002 VE95 495 4 5.6 probably
63 2002 WC19 490 7 5.1 probably
64 1999 CD158 490 7 5.1 probably
65 2001 QF298 490 7 5.1 probably
66 2010 EL139 490 7 5.1 probably
67 2011 GM27 490 7 5.1 probably
68 1996 GQ21 478 7 5.2 probably
69 2008 QY40 515 8 4.9 probably
70 2006 HH123 478 7 5.2 probably
71 2010 ET65 478 7 5.2 probably
72 2010 TY53 478 7 5.2 probably
73 2008 UA332 478 7 5.2 probably
74 2010 HE79 478 7 5.2 probably
75 2005 RS43 467 7 5.3 probably
76 2002 PJ149 467 7 5.3 probably
77 2003 UA414 467 7 5.3 probably
78 2010 JK124 467 7 5.3 probably
79 2010 RO64 490 7 5.1 probably
80 1999 DE9 461 8 5.1 (measured) probably
81 1998 SN165 460 5 5.6 (measured) probably
82 1995 TL8 455 6 5.4 probably
83 2008 CT190 455 6 5.4 probably
84 2010 ER65 455 6 5.4 probably
85 2010 TR19 455 6 5.4 probably
86 2002 GJ32 455 6 5.4 probably
87 2003 QW90 455 6 5.4 probably
88 2001 QS297 455 6 5.4 probably
89 2002 CY248 455 6 5.4 probably
90 2007 PS45 455 6 5.4 probably
91 2002 JR146 444 6 5.5 probably
92 2010 TJ 444 6 5.5 probably
93 2002 XW93 444 6 5.5 probably
94 2001 YH140 444 6 5.5 probably
95 2001 XD255 444 6 5.5 probably
96 2002 GH32 444 6 5.5 probably
97 2002 XH91 444 6 5.5 probably
98 1999 TC36 415 12 4.9 (measured) probably
99 2001 FP185 411 4 6.0 (blue) probably
100 2000 CQ105 411 4 6.0 (blue) probably
101 2001 QX322 411 4 6.0 (blue) probably
102 1999 CL119 411 4 6.0 (blue) probably

Another 288 objects were listed as "possible" dwarfs, depending on composition and the accuracy of size and mass estimates.

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