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Altjira
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Number
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148780
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Provisional name
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2001 UQ18
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Class
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Cubewano
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Discovery
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20.10.2001, 09:23:29 UT, Kitt Peak, AZ, USA
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Discovery chart
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Discovery position
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23° Taurus 28' Rx
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Time of announcement
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02.11.2001 - 04:10 UT
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Naming
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August 2008
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Orbital period
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293 years
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Orbit
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Aphelion
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47.004 AU
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Perihelion
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41.354 AU
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Semimajor axis
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44.179 AU
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Magnitude
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5.6
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Diameter
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144 - 450 km
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Inclination
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5.2
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Altjira has a binary companion. |
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Satellite
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S/2007 (148780) 1
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Time of announcement |
March 2007
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 Photo: Copyright © Susanna Kauppinen. |
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Mythology
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Altjira is the sky god in Australian Aboriginal mythology. He was the central god of the Dream time. Altjira created the Earth and then retired to the sky. He is depicted as having an emu's feet.
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