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469705 |=Kagara (2005 EF298)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
40.149 AU
True anomaly
348.36°
Distance from Earth
41.035 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth |=Kagara — 40.149 AU from the Sun |=Kagara
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. |=Kagara is 41.035 AU from Earth today (5.7 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 10m 07s
Declination
+01° 37′ 44″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
41.03 AU
Elongation from the Sun
26.95° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
44.13 AU
Eccentricity
0.0918
Inclination
2.87°
Orbital period
293.2 years
Perihelion
40.079 AU
Aphelion
48.182 AU
Longitude of ascending node
117.95°
Argument of periapsis
74.75°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,209.2 LD
39.0808 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.911

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
232
Data arc
19.91 years
First observed
11 March 2005
Last observed
5 February 2025
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 April 2025

Physical properties

Rotation period
9.65 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.16

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Buie, M. W.
Discovery date
11 March 2005
Discovery site
Kitt Peak

In the mythology of the ǀXam people of the Karoo region of southern Africa, ǂKá̦gára and ǃHãunu fought an epic battle in the east using thunder and lightning, producing mountainous clouds and rain. The conflict was over ǂKá̦gára returning his younger sister, ǃHãunu's wife, to their parents.[The primary is being named ǂKá̦gára and the satellite is being named ǃHãunu.]

Also known as 469705 · ǂKá̦gára · 2005 EF298

Named TNO

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