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Varuna
Designation
2000 WR 106
Discoverer(s)
R. McMilan
Discovery Date
28 November 2000
Name Origins
Hindu God
Category
Kuiper Belt
Eccentricity
0.051
Semi-major axis ( AU )
6451.398 GM (43.129 AU)
Periphelion
6120.810 GM (40.915 AU)
Aphelion
6781.985 GM (45.335 AU)
Orbit Period ( days )
103440.6 d (283.20 years)
Mean Orbital Speed
4.53 Km/s
Inclination ( degs )
17.2
Longitude Of Ascending Node
97.296
Argument of Periphelion
271.631
Mean Anomoly
89.673
Mass
~5.9x10^20 Kg
Density
~1 g/cm2
Surface Gravity
0.15 m/s2
Escape Velocity
0.39 km/s
Rotation Period
0.26432 d ( 3.17 h)
Spectral Class
Unknown
Absolute Magnitude
3.7
Albedo
0.038
Mean Surface Temperature
~43 K
Picture + Data Source
N.A.S.A./Wikipedia
