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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:classical_Kuiper_belt_object
gptkb:contact_binary
gptkb:asteroid
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gptkbp:albedo
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0.09
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:Ultima_Thule
gptkb:Arrokoth
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gptkbp:component
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Thule (smaller lobe)
Ultima (larger lobe)
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gptkbp:diameter
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~18 km
~36 km
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:New_Horizons_KBO_Search_Team
Marc Buie
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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2014-06-26
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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~44 AU
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gptkbp:eccentricity
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0.042
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gptkbp:flybyDate
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2019-01-01
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gptkbp:IAUApprovalYear
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2019-11-12
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gptkbp:inclination
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2.45 degrees
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Kuiper_belt
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gptkbp:minorPlanetNumber
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gptkb:486958_Arrokoth
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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Arrokoth (Powhatan word for 'sky')
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gptkbp:orbitType
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298 years
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gptkbp:parentBody
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Sun
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gptkbp:provisionalDesignation
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gptkb:2014_MU69
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gptkbp:rotationPeriod
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15.92 hours
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gptkbp:semiMajorAxis
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44.6 AU
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gptkbp:shape
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bilobate
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gptkbp:spectralType
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red (ultra-red)
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gptkbp:status
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most distant object visited by spacecraft (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:surface
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gptkb:methanol
reddish
water ice
complex organic molecules
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gptkbp:visitedBy
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gptkb:New_Horizons
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:New_Horizons_KBO_Search_Team
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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2014 MU69 (Arrokoth)
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