(78799) Xewioso Trans-Neptunian Object
Discovered on 10 December 2002 by Palomar at Palomar.
Xewioso was a thunder god in the mythologies of the Ewe and Fon people of Western Africa.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #20, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xewioso is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xewioso is 46.3 au from the Sun and 46.2 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 78799 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 XW93 |
| Orbit class | Trans-Neptunian Object |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 4.84 |
| Orbital period | 231 years |
| Semi-major axis | 37.7 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 28.5 – 46.9 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 14.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 27.5 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.