Ilmarë, formal designation Varda I, is the only known moon of the large Kuiper belt object 174567 Varda. It was discovered by Keith Noll et al. in 2009, at a separation of about 0.12 arcsec, using dis
The orbit diagram for Ilmarë with the newest orbits parameters Varda is the elongated ellipsoid at the center of the image
A minor-planet moon is an astronomical object that orbits a minor planet as its natural satellite. As of May 2026, there are 625 minor planets known or suspected to have moons. Discoveries of minor-pl