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.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include 90377 Sedna
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
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

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