2014 MU69

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2014_MU69

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:classical_Kuiper_belt_object gptkb:contact_binary gptkb:asteroid
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
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:486958_Arrokoth gptkb:Kuiper_Belt
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2014 MU69