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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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