(469219) Kamo`oalewa Apollo
Discovered on 27 April 2016 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Kamo`oalewa alludes to a celestial object that is oscillating, like its path in the sky as viewed from the Earth. It is a name found in the Hawaiian chant Kumulipo. He `āpana hōkūna`i i lele mai kona kino nui, he holo pū me ka honua a puni ka lā. Name conceived by A Hua He Inoa, `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kamo`oalewa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamo`oalewa is 0.900 au from the Sun and 0.134 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 469219 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 HO3 |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Rotation period | 0.467 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 24.31 |
| Orbital period | 1.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.898 – 1.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 7.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0301 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.