28978 Ixion

28978 Ixion
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

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

28978 Ixion at Wikipedia

Gallery

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  28978 Ixion from Kuiper Objects Pack.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
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  Ixion imaged by the HST in February 2006
  from Wikimedia Commons
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  Ixion imaged by the Wide Field Imager at the La Silla Observatory in Chile in 2001
  from Wikimedia Commons