Asteroid (486958) Arrokoth
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 1-Jul-2021 (2459396.5 JD) | |
Apoapsis | 46.998 AU |
7.0308×109 km | |
Periapsis | 42.264 AU |
6.3225×109 km | |
Semi-major axis | 44.631 AU |
6.6767×109 km | |
Eccentricity | 0.0530406 |
Inclination | 2.4458 ° |
Longitude of asc. node | 159.16 ° |
Argument of periapsis | 183.48 ° |
Orbital period | 108906 days |
298.2 years | |
Avg. orbital speed | 4.455 km/s |
Physical characteristics
Rotation period (synodic) | 15.918 hours |
Links
Shape model data sources
- Stern at al., Initial results from the New Horizons exploration of 2014 MU69, a small Kuiper Belt object, Science Vol. 364, Issue 6441, 2019 link
Downloads
Models
Models are given in Stanford Triangle Format (PLY) and Alias Waveform Format (OBJ) - you can use MeshLab or any other tool to convert them to other formats.
- Arrokoth (Stern 2019) (PLY 38 KB) (OBJ 127 KB)
Please note that the models are in planetocentric coordinate system, with Z axis passing through north pole. Actual rotational axis may differ from planetocentric poles, especially for small irregular bodies.
Surface Textures
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