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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]]

Latest revision as of 13:20, 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[edit]

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[edit]

28978 Ixion at Wikipedia

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