(55565) Aya Trans-Neptunian Object
Discovered on 10 January 2002 by Palomar at Palomar.
Aya is the goddess of the dawn in Akkadian mythology. Aya was the consort of the Sun god, Shamash.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Aya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aya is 44.5 au from the Sun and 45.2 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55565 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AW197 |
| Orbit class | Trans-Neptunian Object |
| Rotation period | 8.86 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 3.44 |
| Orbital period | 326 years |
| Semi-major axis | 47.4 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 41.3 – 53.5 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 24.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 40.3 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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