20000 Varuna

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20000Varuna from Kuiper Objects Pack.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name	20000 Varuna
Reference body	Sun
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch	2004.55
Semimajor axis (a)	6451398000000 m
Eccentricity (e)	0.051
Inclination (i)	983.080984885467° (17.158 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)	5574.65016350486° (97.296 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)	15563.3098849181° (271.631 radian)
Mean longitude (L)	238.923572456892° (4.170003 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius	620000 m
Mass	1.25×1022 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod	11412 seconds (190.2 minutes)
SidRotOffset	0
Obliqutiy	0.0388
LAN	2.752
Note	*Elements given are from Varuna.cfg (Varuna[2].zip)

20000 Varuna (2000 WR₁₀₆) is a trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, discovered by the Spacewatch survey in November 2000.

20000 Varuna in Orbiter

20000 Varuna is modeled as a 936 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 20000 Varuna
Add-on	Source	Version	Author	Type	Release Date	Compatibility	Wiki article
Varuna	O-F Resources	2009-11-26	Unknown OHM Addon Developer	Scenery	26 November 2009
Kuiper Objects Pack	O-F Resources	2006-08-10	markl316	Scenery	11 August 2006

See also

20000 Varuna at Wikipedia

Gallery

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  20000 Varuna from Kuiper Objects Pack.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
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  20000 Varuna from Varuna[2].zip in Orbiter 2006P1
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  2000 Varuna imaged by Hubble in October 2005
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  Ecliptic view of Varuna (blue), Pluto (red), Neptune (gray)
  from Wikimedia Commons
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  Polar view of the orbits of Varuna (green), Makemake (green), 55565 (2002AW₁₉₇ (green), Quaoar (yellow), Pluto (magenta), and outer planets (various colors)
  from Wikimedia Commons