(202373) Ubuntu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2005 by A. Gulbis at Kitt Peak.
Ubuntu, a philosophy focusing on people's relations with each other, emphasizes unity. Its origin is in the native languages of southern Africa and it is one of the founding principles of the new South Africa. The name was suggested by SAAO contest winner Nabeela Kajee, a learner at Pinelands High School, Cape Town.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ubuntu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ubuntu is 3.09 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 202373 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 EW302 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0487 |
| Inclination | 1.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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