(514107) Ka`epaoka`awela Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 2015 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
In the Hawaiian language Ka`epaoka`āwela means the mischievous opposite-moving companion of Jupiter, evoking the image of a retrograde object of unknown origin. He hoa hōkūna`i `e`epa no Ka`āwela e holo `ēko`a ana ma ka poe lā. Name conceived by A Hua He Inoa, `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #13, 38), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ka`epaoka`awela is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ka`epaoka`awela is 3.70 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 514107 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 BZ509 |
| Orbit class | Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.21 |
| Orbital period | 11.7 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.20 – 7.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.378 |
| Inclination | 163° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.