Namaka (moon)

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Namaka
Synodic rotation period
?
Albedo0.8±0.2[2][3]
Temperature32±3 K
21.9 (4.6 difference from primary's 17.3)[2]

Namaka is the smaller, inner moon of the trans-Neptunian dwarf planet

Hawaiian mythology and one of the daughters of Haumea
.

Discovery

Namaka was discovered on 30 June 2005 and announced on 29 November 2005.

Blitzen
" by the discovery team before being assigned an official name.

Physical characteristics

Namaka is only 1.5% as bright as its parent dwarf planet Haumea

MK2, despite being smaller. Further observations of Hiʻiaka might allow to determine its rotation period and spin state more precisely, at which point it should be possible to remove its effect from the data obtained in 2009.[7][8]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ragozzine, D.; Brown, M. E. (2009). "Orbits and Masses of the Satellites of the Dwarf Planet Haumea (2003 EL61)". The Astronomical Journal. 137 (6): 4766–4776.
    S2CID 15310444
    .
  2. ^ a b c Wm. Robert Johnston (17 September 2008). "(136108) Haumea, Hi'iaka, and Nāmaka". Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  3. ^ a b Ragozzine, D.; Brown, M. E. (2009). "Orbits and Masses of the Satellites of the Dwarf Planet Haumea (2003 EL61)". The Astronomical Journal. 137 (6): 4766–4776.
    S2CID 15310444
    .
  4. ^ Green, Daniel W. E. (1 December 2005). "IAUC 8636". Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ^
    S2CID 17831967
    .
  6. ^ Brown, M. "Mutual events of Haumea and Namaka". Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  7. S2CID 33292771
    .
  8. S2CID 16784376
    .
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