2019 UO14

2019 UO14
Discovery
Discovered byPan-STARRS 1
Discovery siteHaleakala, Hawaii
Discovery date23 October 2019
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 17 October 2024 (JD 2458770.8)
Uncertainty parameter 1
Observation arc3205 days
Aphelion12.110 AU
Perihelion7.4846 AU
9.797 AU
Eccentricity0.236
58.80761°
0.03214010°/day
Inclination32.828°
Earth MOID6.54192 AU
Jupiter MOID2.69283 AU
Saturn MOID1.20089 AU
Physical characteristics
~12 km
13.31-13.35

2019 UO14 is the first ever confirmed Saturnian trojan,[1] orbiting the Sun around the L4 Lagrangian point. It was discovered on 23 October 2019 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope at Haleakala, Hawaii.[2] 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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hui2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "IAU Minor Planet Center". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2024-10-26.