90377 Sedna
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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 and Kuiper Objects Pack Pach V1.0.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[edit]
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.
Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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Kuiper Object Pack Patch V1.0 | O-F Resources | V1.0 | markl316 | Scenery | 19 August 2006 | ||
Kuiper Objects Pack | O-F Resources | 2006-08-10 | markl316 | Scenery | 11 August 2006 |
See also[edit]
Sedna (dwarf planet) at Wikipedia
Gallery[edit]
Sedna imaged by HST in March 2004
from Wikimedia CommonsOrbit of Sedna compared to the outer planets and Pluto
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