(229762) G!kun||'homdima Trans-Neptunian Object
Discovered on 19 October 2007 by Schwamb, M. E., Brown, M. E., Rabinowitz, D. at Palomar.
G!kún‖'hòmdímà is the beautiful aardvark girl of Juǀ’hoan mythology who sometimes appears in stories as a python and sometimes as an elephant. She defends her people and punishes wrongdoers using gǁámígǁàmì spines, a raincloud full of hail, and her magical oryx horn Gǃòʼé ǃHú. The satellite is being named Gǃòʼé ǃHú.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where G!kun||'homdima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: G!kun||'homdima is 40.0 au from the Sun and 39.6 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 229762 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 UK126 |
| Orbit class | Trans-Neptunian Object |
| Rotation period | 11.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 3.44 |
| Orbital period | 643 years |
| Semi-major axis | 74.5 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 37.6 – 111 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.496 |
| Inclination | 23.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 36.6 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.