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Arrokoth

Trans-Neptunian and Outer Solar System Objects

Arrokoth, formally 486958 Arrokoth and formerly nicknamed Ultima Thule, is a small icy Kuiper belt object orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune and Pluto, discovered in 2014.

Facts
Object Type
Kuiper belt object 1
Diameter (km)
19.896 1
Discovery Year
2014 1
Classification
Catalogue
Other or Uncatalogued 1
Connections

Orbits

Sun, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source 486958 Arrokoth (Wikipedia)486958 Arrokoth, lead section (orbital classification)
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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  • 486958 Arrokoth, infobox (Mean diameter, overall volume equivalent)
    Overall volume equivalent: 19.896 km
  • Entity description, arrokoth catalogue classification
    Arrokoth, formally 486958 Arrokoth and formerly nicknamed Ultima Thule, is a small icy Kuiper belt object orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune and Pluto, discovered in 2014.
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486958 Arrokoth (Wikipedia)
  • 486958 Arrokoth, lead section
    a small, icy Kuiper belt object orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune and Pluto
  • 486958 Arrokoth, infobox (Discovered)
    26 June 2014
  • In Category: Celestial Objects, 486958 Arrokoth, Wikipedia summary
  • Orbits: Sun, 486958 Arrokoth, lead section (orbital classification)
    486958 Arrokoth (provisional designation 2014 MU69; formerly nicknamed Ultima Thule) is a small, icy Kuiper belt object orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune and Pluto.
  • In Group: Solar System Belts, Clouds and Small Trans-Neptunian Bodies, Lead: kind of object
    is a small, icy Kuiper belt object orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune and Pluto
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