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Asteroid 20000 Varuna


Named after the Hindu god Varuna, god of the sky, of rain and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

Alternate designation2000 WR106
ClassificationKuiper belt, TNO

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2451561,5
Semi major axis43,1646 AU
Period [Julian yrs]283,596 Julian years
Inclination17,148 °
Eccentricity0,0569
Lon. of ascending node97,287 °
Argument of perihelion272,189 °
Passage of perihelion1934-Nov-04.472479
Aphelion distance45,6197 AU
Mean anomaly82,770 °

Physical Data
Rotation period6,3436 days
Absolute magnitude (H)3,5504
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererRobert S. McMillan
Discovered2000-11-28

Data File
Data File Name20000_Varuna.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size720 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00