| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Marc William Buie |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | 2005 March 11 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2005 EO302 |
| Pronunciation | /əmˌbɑːbɑːˌmwɑːnɑːwɑːˈrɛsə/ |
| Named after | Mbaba Mwana Waresa (Zulu goddess) |
| Minor planet category | cubewano |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 27 August 2011 (JD 2455800.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 4 | |
| Observation arc | 4817 days |
| Aphelion | 51.39±0.02 AU |
| Perihelion | 38.740±0.016 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 45.06±0.02 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.14035±0.00014 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 302.5±0.2 yr |
| Mean anomaly | 321.82°±0.12° |
| Inclination | 5.7847°±0.0005° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 0.554°±0.002° |
| Argument of perihelion | 270.75°±0.15° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean diameter | 232 km? 316 km if 5% albedo |
| 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, 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.
References
- "JPL Small-Body Database Lookup: 184314 Mbabamwanawaresa (2005 EO302)". Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- Johnston, Wm. Robert (29 August 2021). "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- Buie, Marc W. (20 May 2021). "RECON: TNO occultation with 184314". Southwest Research Institute.
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