(55637) Uni Trans-Neptunian Object
Discovered on 30 October 2002 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Uni is the Etruscan goddess of love and fertility. She is one of the three main gods of the pantheon. The satellite (55637) Uni I is named for Uni's husband, the sky god Tinia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #20, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Uni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uni is 39.4 au from the Sun and 38.6 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55637 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 UX25 |
| Orbit class | Trans-Neptunian Object |
| Rotation period | 14.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 3.83 |
| Orbital period | 281 years |
| Semi-major axis | 42.9 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 36.6 – 49.2 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 19.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 35.7 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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