184314 Mbabamwanawaresa Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. C2E0FF
184314 Mbabamwanawaresa
Discovered:2005 March 11
Named After:Mbaba Mwana Waresa (Zulu goddess)
Mp Category:cubewano
Orbit Ref:[1]
Epoch:27 August 2011 (JD 2455800.5)
Observation Arc:4817 days
Uncertainty:4
Mean Diameter:?[2]
316 km if 5% albedo[3]
Abs Magnitude:6.4

184314 Mbabamwanawaresa (provisional designation ) is a mid-sized trans-Neptunian object in the classical Kuiper belt, perhaps 300 km across, that orbits the sun roughly every 300 years at an average distance of 44.867 AU. It was discovered in 2005 and named after Mbaba Mwana Waresa, the Zulu goddess of the rainbow, agriculture, rain and beer.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JPL Small-Body Database Lookup: 184314 Mbabamwanawaresa (2005 EO302) . 9 December 2021.
  2. Web site: List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects . Johnston's Archive . 29 August 2021 . Johnston, Wm. Robert . 10 December 2021.
  3. Web site: RECON: TNO occultation with 184314. Marc W.. Buie. Southwest Research Institute. 20 May 2021.