(469705) |=Kagara Trans-Neptunian Object
Discovered on 11 March 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
In the mythology of the ǀXam people of the Karoo region of southern Africa, ǂKá̦gára and ǃHãunu fought an epic battle in the east using thunder and lightning, producing mountainous clouds and rain. The conflict was over ǂKá̦gára returning his younger sister, ǃHãunu's wife, to their parents.[The primary is being named ǂKá̦gára and the satellite is being named ǃHãunu.]Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where |=Kagara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: |=Kagara is 40.1 au from the Sun and 41.1 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 469705 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 EF298 |
| Orbit class | Trans-Neptunian Object |
| Rotation period | 9.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6.16 |
| Orbital period | 293 years |
| Semi-major axis | 44.1 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 40.1 – 48.2 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0918 |
| Inclination | 2.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 39.1 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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