Ultima
E532524
Ultima is the informal nickname given to the larger of the two lobes of the contact binary Kuiper Belt object 486958 Arrokoth, visited by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kuiper Belt object lobe
ⓘ
astronomical object component ⓘ |
| bodyType | cold classical Kuiper Belt object lobe ⓘ |
| componentOf | contact binary 486958 Arrokoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Thule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectionType | narrow neck ⓘ |
| discoveredAsPartOf | 486958 Arrokoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromSunAtFlyby | ~43 AU ⓘ |
| flybyDate | 2019-01-01 ⓘ |
| flybyMission | New Horizons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formalNameOfSystem | 486958 Arrokoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationScenario | gentle merger of two primordial planetesimals ⓘ |
| hasNicknameFor | larger lobe of 486958 Arrokoth ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kuiper Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | New Horizons science team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingStatus | informal nickname ⓘ |
| observedBy | New Horizons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalRegion | trans-Neptunian region ⓘ |
| partOf | 486958 Arrokoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSystemNickname |
2014 MU69
ⓘ
Ultima Thule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeSize | larger lobe of Arrokoth ⓘ |
| rotationSharedWith | 486958 Arrokoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rotationState | tidally locked within contact binary ⓘ |
| shape | roughly spherical ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | reddish ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | complex organic materials (tholins) ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatures |
bright spots
ⓘ
depressed regions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Arrokoth