Eric P. Rubenstein in the context of "Lempo–Hiisi"

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👉 Eric P. Rubenstein in the context of Lempo–Hiisi

47171 Lempo, or as a binary (47171) Lempo–Hiisi (provisional designation 1999 TC36), is a triple trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost regions of the Solar System. It was discovered on 1 October 1999, by American astronomers Eric Rubenstein and Louis-Gregory Strolger during an observing run at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, United States. Rubenstein was searching images taken by Strolger as part of their Nearby Galaxies Supernova Search project. It is classified as a plutino with a 2:3 mean-motion resonance with Neptune and is among the brighter TNOs. It reached perihelion in July 2015. This minor planet was named after Lempo from Finnish mythology.

The system's other two components, Paha /ˈpɑːhɑː/ and Hiisi /ˈhsi/, were discovered in 2001 and 2007, respectively, and later named after Lempo's two demon cohorts, Paha and Hiisi.

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