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== 90377 Sedna in Orbiter ==
 
== 90377 Sedna in Orbiter ==
Sedna is modeled as an 80 km body, its companion Zoe is not modeled. It was introduced to Orbiter with the release of the add-on ''Kuiper Objects Pack.zip'' in August 2006.
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Sedna is modeled as an 1500 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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90377Sedna-KuiperObjectsPackZip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>58534 Logos from ''Kuiper Objects Pack.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
 
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Sedna PRC2004-14d.jpg|<center>Sedna imaged by [[w:Hubble Space Telescope|HST]] in March 2004<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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Sedna solar system Jan1 2017.png|<center>Orbit of Sedna compared to the outer planets and [[134340 Pluto|Pluto]]<br>from Wikimedia Commons<?center>
 
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Revision as of 02:15, 12 October 2024

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90377 Sedna from Kuiper Objects Pack.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name 90377 Sedna
Reference body Sun
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.71598173516
Semimajor axis (a) 78629540000000 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.855
Inclination (i) 11.934°
(0.208287592918490 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 144.514°
(2.522245115673249 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 187.21468°
(3.26751257406758 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 24.70671°
(0.431213436835408 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 1500000 m
Mass 5.2435×1021 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 36000 seconds (10 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.535467015
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Sedna.cfg (Kuiper Objects Pack.zip)

90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) is a dwarf planet orbiting in the Kuiper Belt and is a trans-Neptunian object. It is the farthest known object in the Solar System, and was discovered in November 2003 by Michael Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David Rabinowitz.

90377 Sedna in Orbiter

Sedna is modeled as an 1500 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 90377 Sedna
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

Sedna (dwarf planet) at Wikipedia

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