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.
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Alternate designation | 2000 WR106 |
Classification | Kuiper belt, TNO |
Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch | 2451561,5 |
Semi major axis | 43,1646 AU |
Period [Julian yrs] | 283,596 Julian years |
Inclination | 17,148 ° |
Eccentricity | 0,0569 |
Lon. of ascending node | 97,287 ° |
Argument of perihelion | 272,189 ° |
Passage of perihelion | 1934-Nov-04.472479 |
Aphelion distance | 45,6197 AU |
Mean anomaly | 82,770 ° |
Physical Data
Rotation period | 6,3436 days |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 3,5504 |
Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,15 |
Spectral class | n.a. |
Discovery Circumstances
Discoverer | Robert S. McMillan |
Discovered | 2000-11-28 |
Data File
Data File Name | 20000_Varuna.aed |
Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
Data File Size | 720 kB |
Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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