Namaka

Summary

Namaka is a moon of Haumea^[1]. Namaka draws 139 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_haumea category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Namaka is credited with the discovery of Michael E. Brown^[3].
• Namaka is credited with the discovery of Chadwick Trujillo^[4].
• Namaka is credited with the discovery of David L. Rabinowitz^[5].
• Namaka's image is recorded as Namaka Hubble.png^[6].
• Namaka's instance of is recorded as moon of Haumea^[7].
• Nāmaka is named after Namaka^[8].
• Namaka's location of discovery is recorded as W. M. Keck Observatory^[9].
• Namaka's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Namaka symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• Namaka's Commons category is recorded as Namaka (moon)^[11].
• Namaka's parent astronomical body is recorded as Haumea^[12].
• Namaka's provisional designation is recorded as S/2005 (2003 EL61) 2^[13].
• Namaka's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2005-06-30T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Namaka's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04mzn07^[15].
• Namaka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.249'}^[16].
• Namaka's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.6'}^[17].
• Namaka's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Namaka^[18].
• Namaka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.1'}^[19].
• Namaka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+113.013'}^[20].
• Namaka's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.0'}^[21].
• Namaka's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1790000000000000000'}^[22].
• Namaka's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+32'}^[23].
• Namaka's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+80'}^[24].
• Namaka's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+18.2783'}^[25].
• Namaka's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.725'}^[26].
• Namaka's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+25657'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Michael E. Brown^[3], an astronomer^[28], b. 1965^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[31], specialised in planetary science^[32]; Chadwick Trujillo^[4], an astronomer^[33], b. 1973^[34], of United States^[35], specialised in planetary science^[36]; and David L. Rabinowitz^[5], an astronomer^[37], b. 1960^[38], of United States^[39], specialised in astronomy^[40].

Why It Matters

Namaka draws 139 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_haumea category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] Namaka has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Namaka is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]