90377 Sedna
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| 90377 Sedna from 90377Sedna.rar in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 90377 Sedna |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2010.55578370979 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 77576967808899 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.857 |
| Inclination (i) | 11.9286199988973° (0.2081936942 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 144.545000000275° (2.5227861673 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 455.834999998376° (7.9558215958 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 813.997999997204° (14.2069452046 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 995000.8 m |
| Mass | 1×1021 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 36000 seconds (10 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 2.1385519325 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from Sedna.cfg (90377Sedna.rar) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0 | O-F Resources | v2.0.0 | cristiapi | Scenery | 2 July 2015 | *module only | |
| 90377 Sedna | O-F Resources | 2014-12-31 | Anroalh12 | Scenery | 31 December 2014 | ||
| Sedna v2.0 | O-F Resources | v2.0 | Piper | Scenery | 12 May 2008 | ||
| 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]
90377 Sedna from Kuiper Objects Pack.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 
90377 Sedna from Sedna.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 
90377 Sedna from 90377Sedna.rar in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 
Sedna imaged by HST in March 2004
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Orbit of Sedna compared to the outer planets and Pluto
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