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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |28978 Ixion
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:28978Ixion-KuiperObjectsPackZip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''28978 Ixion from ''Kuiper Objects Pack.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|28978 Ixion
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|[[Sun]]
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2005.71598173516
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|5914965169039 m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.241252
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|19.6134° <br> (0.342318407512224 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|71.0268° <br> (1.239651517843398 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|110.499999998012° <br> (1.92858882341904 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|24.70671° <br> (0.431213436835408 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|880000 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|2.773×10<sup>17</sup> kg
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|86400 seconds (24 hours)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|Obliqutiy||align="right" width="30%"|0.535467015
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Ixion.cfg (Kuiper Objects Pack.zip)
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'''28978 Ixion (2001 KX<sub>76</sub>)''' is a large [[w:Kuiper Belt object|Kuiper Belt object]] and possibly a [[w:Dwarf planet|Dwarf planet]] and is also classified as a [[w:Plutino|plutino]], an object in a 3:2 resonance orbit with [[Neptune]]. It was discovered on 22 May 2001 by the [[w:Deep Ecliptic Survey|Deep Ecliptic Survey]] at the [[w:Cerro Tololo inter-American Observatory|Cerro Tololo Observatory]] in [[w:Chile|Chile]].
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== 28978 Ixion in Orbiter ==
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28978 Ixion is modeled as an 800 km body. It was introduced to Orbiter with the release of the add-on ''Kuiper Objects Pack.zip'' in August 2006.
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include 28978 Ixion'''</center>
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/kuiper-objects-pack.3841/ Kuiper Objects Pack]||O-F Resources||2006-08-10||markl316||Scenery||11 August 2006||||
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== See also ==
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[[w:28978 Ixion|28978 Ixion]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery widths="100" heights="100">
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28978Ixion-KuiperObjectsPackZip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>28978 Ixion from ''Kuiper Objects Pack.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
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28978-ixion hst.jpg|<center>Ixion imaged by the [[w:Hubble Space Telescope|HST]] in February 2006<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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ESO asteroid 2001 KX76 phot-27a-01-normal.jpg|<center>Ixion imaged by the Wide Field Imager at the [[w:La Silla Observatory|La Silla Observatory]] in Chile in 2001<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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</gallery>
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{{SolarSystem}}
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[[Category:Articles|Ixion]]
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[[Category:Celestial bodies|Ixion]]
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[[Category:Solar System|Ixion]]
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[[Category:Trans-Neptunian objects|Ixion]]

Revision as of 12:06, 11 October 2024

28978 Ixion
28978Ixion-KuiperObjectsPackZip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
28978 Ixion from Kuiper Objects Pack.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name 28978 Ixion
Reference body Sun
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.71598173516
Semimajor axis (a) 5914965169039 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.241252
Inclination (i) 19.6134°
(0.342318407512224 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 71.0268°
(1.239651517843398 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 110.499999998012°
(1.92858882341904 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 24.70671°
(0.431213436835408 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 880000 m
Mass 2.773×1017 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 86400 seconds (24 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.535467015
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Ixion.cfg (Kuiper Objects Pack.zip)

28978 Ixion (2001 KX76) is a large Kuiper Belt object and possibly a Dwarf planet and is also classified as a plutino, an object in a 3:2 resonance orbit with Neptune. It was discovered on 22 May 2001 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey at the Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile.

28978 Ixion in Orbiter

28978 Ixion is modeled as an 800 km body. It was introduced to Orbiter with the release of the add-on Kuiper Objects Pack.zip in August 2006.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include 28978 Ixion
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Kuiper Objects Pack O-F Resources 2006-08-10 markl316 Scenery 11 August 2006

See also

28978 Ixion at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • 28978 Ixion from Kuiper Objects Pack.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
  • Ixion imaged by the HST in February 2006
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Ixion imaged by the Wide Field Imager at the La Silla Observatory in Chile in 2001
    from Wikimedia Commons
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