Astronomy:184314 Mbabamwanawaresa

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184314 Mbabamwanawaresa
Discovery
Discovered byMarc William Buie
Discovery siteKitt Peak
Discovery date2005 March 11
Designations
2005 EO302
Pronunciation/əmˌbɑːbɑːˌmwɑːnɑːwɑːˈrɛsə/
Named afterMbaba Mwana Waresa (Zulu goddess)
Minor planet categorycubewano
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 27 August 2011 (JD 2455800.5)
Uncertainty parameter 4
Observation arc4817 days
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}51.39±0.02 AU
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}38.740±0.016 AU
45.06±0.02 AU
Eccentricity0.14035±0.00014
Orbital period302.5±0.2 yr
Mean anomaly321.82°±0.12°
Inclination5.7847°±0.0005°
Longitude of ascending node0.554°±0.002°
270.75°±0.15°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter232 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. Named after Mbaba Mwana Waresa, a Zulu Fertility Goddess of Earth and Water, It orbits around the sun roughly every 300 years at an average distance of 44.867 AU.

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