2014 MU69

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2014_MU69
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:asteroid
classical Kuiper belt object
contact binary
gptkbp:albedo 0.09
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Arrokoth
gptkbp:color reddish
gptkbp:component gptkb:larger_lobe_(Thule)
gptkb:smaller_lobe_(Wenu)
gptkbp:diameter ~36 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:New_Horizons_KBO_Search_Team
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:discoveredIn 2014-06-26
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~44 AU
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.042
gptkbp:flybyDate 2019-01-01
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Ultima_Thule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2014 MU69
gptkbp:inclination 2.45 degrees
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kuiper_belt
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
gptkbp:nameMeaning 'sky' in Powhatan/Algonquian language
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Arrokoth
gptkbp:orbitType 298 years
gptkbp:provisionalDesignation gptkb:2014_MU69
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 15.92 hours
gptkbp:semiMajorAxis 44.6 AU
gptkbp:shape bilobate
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:New_Horizons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kuiper_Belt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5