90482 Orcus

90482 Orcus
90482 Orcus from Orcus.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name	90482 Orcus
Reference body	Sun
Number of satellites	0
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch	2005.57525946206
Semimajor axis (a)	5880726208704.44 m
Eccentricity (e)	0.222903139900498
Inclination (i)	20.5677505169526° (0.358974966249589 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)	268.584932319384° (4.68769139021938 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)	341.674548165217° radian (5.96334583574698 radian)
Mean longitude (L)	500.827932808053° (8.74109641345746 radians)
Rotational Elements
Sidereal Rotation Period	1253.6 seconds (20.893 minutes)
Sidereal Rotation Offset	0
Obliquity	0 radians 0.108944°
LAN	4.937806
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius	80000000 m
Mass	6.8×10<su>20 kg
Note	*Elements given are from Orcus.cfg (Orcus.zip).

90482 Orcus (2004 DW) is orbiting in the Kuiper belt and it has one moon Vanth. It was discovered on 17 February 2004. Later, precovery images were found as far back as November 1951.

The orbit of Orcus is locked in a 2:3 resonance with Neptune like that of 134340 Pluto.

90482 Orcus in Orbiter

Orcus was introduced to Orbiter with the release of Orcus.zip in July 2005.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include 5786 Talos
Add-on	Source	Version	Author	Type	Release Date	Compatibility	Wiki article
Orcus	O-F Resources	2005-07-29	DonT155	Scenery	30 July 2005

See also

90482 Orcus at Wikpedia

Gallery

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  90482 Orcus from Orcus.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
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  Discovery image of 90482 Orcus
  from Wikimedia Commons
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  Orcus and Vanth imaged by Hubble in October 2006
  from Wikimedia Commons