2019 UO14
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Pan-STARRS 1 |
| Discovery site | Haleakala, Hawaii |
| Discovery date | 23 October 2019 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 17 October 2024 (JD 2458770.8) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 1 | |
| Observation arc | 3205 days |
| Aphelion | 12.110 AU |
| Perihelion | 7.4846 AU |
| 9.797 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 32.828° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| ~15 km | |
| 13.31 | |
2019 UO14 is the first ever confirmed Saturnian trojan, orbiting the Sun around the L4 Lagrangian point. It was discovered on 23 October 2019 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope at Haleakala, Hawaii.[1] The object was captured probably a few thousand years ago, and will remain there for 1,000 more years until influences from other outer planets remove 2019 UO14 from its current trojan orbit.
References
- ^ "IAU Minor Planet Center". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2024-10-26.