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Ilmarë: Characters & History

Ilmarë, formal designation (174567) 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 discovery images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope on 26 April 2009, and reported in 2011.

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Ilmarë topic overview

The analysis highlights Characters and History as prominent areas in the source structure around Ilmarë.

Related topics
38
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
43
Extracted relationships
74
Concept neighborhoods
18
Bridge connections
43

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 15 topics
Orbit · 9 topics
Observational history · 8 topics
Nomenclature · 5 topics
Physical characteristics · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Absolute magnitude (H)
Varda + 1.7
Adjectives
Ilmarëan /ɪlməˈriːən/
Albedo
0.068±0.011 (2025) ≈0.085 (2020)
Alternative names
(174567) Varda I
Designation
Varda I
Discovered by
Keith S. Noll et al.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Observational history

Nomenclature

Orbit

Physical characteristics

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Ilmarë connects Entity context

The extracted context around Ilmarë shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Ilmarë → Although, April, Benecchi, Buie, Chad Trujillo, EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting, Grundy, Hubble Space Telescope, Keith, Noll, October, Porter, Roe, Stansberry, The, Varda, William Another extracted example is Ilmarë → Along, Astronomers, ATLAS, Automated, On, Pan-STARRS, September, Varda, Zwicky Transient Facility. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Ilmarë

Top relations

related to Discovery · 17
Ilmarë → Although, April, Benecchi, Buie, Chad Trujillo, EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting, Grundy, Hubble Space Telescope, Keith, Noll, October, Porter, Roe, Stansberry, The, Varda, William
related to Further observations · 9
Ilmarë → Along, Astronomers, ATLAS, Automated, On, Pan-STARRS, September, Varda, Zwicky Transient Facility
related to Nomenclature · 8
Ilmarë → IPA-label-small, January, Maiar, Names, Quenya, Tolkien's, Valar, Varda
related to Tidal evolution · 7
Ilmarë → Furthermore, If Varda, Observations, Salacia-Actaea, This, Varda, Varda's
related to Orbital characteristics · 6
Ilmarë → In, It, Its, Neptunian, The, Varda
see also · 5
Ilmarë → Actaea, Haumea, Ilmarë Hiʻiaka, Neptunian, Salacia
related to Older estimates for Ilmarë's physical characteristics · 4
Ilmarë → Because, If, If Ilmarë, Varda
Absolute magnitude (H) · 1
Ilmarë → Varda + 1.7
Adjectives · 1
Ilmarë → Ilmarëan /ɪlməˈriːən/
Albedo · 1
Ilmarë → 0.068±0.011 (2025) ≈0.085 (2020)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

varda moon km size albedo density mass system trans-neptunian cm3 orbital discovery approximately would known object keith noll lower ratio

Ilmarë relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 74 structured relationships around Ilmarë. Examples in this analysis include Ilmarë → Absolute magnitude (H) → Varda + 1.7 and Ilmarë → Adjectives → Ilmarëan /ɪlməˈriːən/. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IlmarëAbsolute magnitude (H)Varda + 1.71.00infobox
IlmarëAdjectivesIlmarëan /ɪlməˈriːən/1.00infobox
IlmarëAlbedo0.068±0.011 (2025) ≈0.085 (2020)1.00infobox
IlmarëAlternative names(174567) Varda I1.00infobox
IlmarëDesignationVarda I1.00infobox
IlmarëDiscovered byKeith S. Noll et al.1.00infobox
IlmarëDiscovery date2009, based on images taken on 26 April 20091.00infobox
IlmarëEccentricity0.016±0.0041.00infobox
IlmarëInclination77.4±1.91.00infobox
IlmarëMass≈2.2×1019 kg (2015) ~16% of Varda (2025)[a] ~11% of Varda (2025)[b]1.00infobox
IlmarëMean density1.24+0.50 −0.35 g/cm3 (system)[c] 0.7 g/cm3[d] 1.15 g/cm3[e]1.00infobox
IlmarëMean diameter403±40 km1.00infobox
IlmarëNamed afterIlmarë (figure by J. R. R. Tolkien)1.00infobox
IlmarëOrbital period (sidereal)5.750824±0.000016 d1.00infobox
IlmarëPronunciation/ˈɪlməriː/1.00infobox
IlmarëSatellite ofVarda1.00infobox
IlmarëSemi-major axis4815±29 km1.00infobox
IlmarëSpectral typeB−V = 0.857±0.061 V−I = 1.266±0.0521.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Ilmarë bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Varda, Km and Albedo. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Ilmarë
    • Varda
    • Km
    • Albedo
    • Density
    • Size
    • Axis
    • Moon
    • Would
    • Mass
    • System
    • Large
    • References
  • ilmarë
    • Varda
    • Km
    • Albedo
    • Density
    • Size
    • Axis
    • Moon
    • Would
    • Mass
    • System
    • Large
    • References
  • albedo
    • Km
    • Density
    • Would
    • Varda
    • Cm3
    • Ilmarë
    • Diameter
    • Discovered
    • References
    • Lower
    • Orbital
    • Mass
  • trans-neptunian object
    • Size
    • Trans-neptunian
    • Charon
    • Vanth
    • Lower
    • Ratio
    • Cm3
    • Density
    • Mass
    • Diameter
    • Km
    • Approximately
  • moon
    • Object
    • Large
    • Trans-neptunian
    • Varda
    • Size
    • Charon
    • Vanth
    • Axis
    • Km
    • Diameter
    • Binary
    • Ratio
  • size
    • Trans-neptunian
    • Ratio
    • Mass
    • References
    • Space
    • Taken
    • Telescope
    • Vanth
    • Axis
    • Binary
    • Would
    • Varda
  • trans-neptunian binary
    • Size
    • System
    • Vanth
    • Lower
    • Ratio
    • Cm3
    • Density
    • Mass
    • Large
    • Binary
    • Trans-neptunian
    • Varda
  • keith noll
    • Hubble
    • Space
    • Taken
    • Telescope
    • Discovery
    • Et
    • References
    • Noll
    • Orbital
    • Albedo
    • Density
    • Mass

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Ilmarë, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Ilmarë with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Ilmarë — Overview · splits 28 ⟂ 16
Ilmarë — Orbit · splits 34 ⟂ 10
Ilmarë — Observational history · splits 35 ⟂ 9
Ilmarë — Nomenclature · splits 38 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

Ilmarë

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples74
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Ilmarë to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Characters & History, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Ilmarë · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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