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Elatus
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Number
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31824
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Provisional name
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1999 UG5
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Class
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Centaur
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Discovery date
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29.10.1999
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Discovery chart
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Discovery position
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5° Taurus 12' Rx
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Time of announcement
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03.11.1999 - 21:45 UT
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Orbital period
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40.4 years
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Orbit
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Aphelion
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16.274 AU
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Perihelion
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7.248 AU
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Semimajor axis
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11.761 AU
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Magnitude
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10.1
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Diameter
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24 - 58 km
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Mythology
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"Sadly a parting arrow from Heracles's bow passed through Elatus's arm and pierced Chiron's knee, who had just arrived to restore calm." Hercules myth
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