184314 Mbabamwanawaresa
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Marc William Buie |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | 2005 March 11 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | 2005 EO302 |
Named after | Mbaba Mwana Waresa (Zulu goddess) |
Minor planet category | cubewano |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 27 August 2011 (JD 2455800.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 4 | |
| Observation arc | 4817 days |
| Aphelion | 51.39±0.02 AU |
| Perihelion | 38.740±0.016 AU |
| 45.06±0.02 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.14035±0.00014 |
| 302.5±0.2 yr | |
| 321.82°±0.12° | |
| Inclination | 5.7847°±0.0005° |
| 0.554°±0.002° | |
| 270.75°±0.15° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 232 km?[2] 316 km if 5% albedo[3] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.4 |
184314 Mbabamwanawaresa, provisional designation 2005 EO302, is a mid-sized trans-Neptunian object in the classical Kuiper belt, perhaps 300 km across, discovered in 2005.
References[]
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Lookup: 184314 Mbabamwanawaresa (2005 EO302)". Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Johnston, Wm. Robert (29 August 2021). "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Buie, Marc W. (20 May 2021). "RECON: TNO occultation with 184314". Southwest Research Institute.
External links[]
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Classical Kuiper belt objects
- Discoveries by Marc Buie
- Minor planets named from mythology
- Named minor planets
- Astronomical objects discovered in 2005