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(90482) Orcus

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(90482) Orcus

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Also known as 90482 Orcus, Orcus (dwarf planet)

plutino

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Orcus is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy bodies beyond Neptune's orbit. It matters because studying it helps scientists understand the composition and formation history of our solar system's outer regions.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
dwarf planet
Named after
Orcus
Parent body
Sun
Child body
Vanth
Minor-planet group
dwarf planet
Diameter
910
Radius
455
Mass
6.348
Orbital period
245.19
Image
Orcus-vanth hst2.jpg
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time of discovery or invention
2004-02-17
Commons category
90482 Orcus
discoverer or inventor
David L. Rabinowitz
provisional designation
2004 DW
orbital inclination
20.573
topic's main category
Category:90482 Orcus
orbital eccentricity
0.22618
albedo
0.1975
absolute magnitude
2.14
mean anomaly
164.68
argument of periapsis
72.474
longitude of ascending node
268.722
semi-major axis of an orbit
39.1742376
Unicode character
🝿
periapsis
30.173511545766
surface gravity
0.2
density
1.4
pronunciation
ˈɔːrkəs
apoapsis
48.067
color index
0.37
apparent magnitude
19.1
time of periapsis
2504025.934923104425
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(90482) Orcus (con designación provisional 2004 DW) es un objeto del cinturón de Kuiper, más concretamente, un plutino. Aunque fue descubierto el 17 de febrero de 2004, se han encontrado imágenes en las que aparece fechadas en 1951. Aunque no es considerado un planeta, es uno de los candidatos a engrosar la lista oficial de planeta enanos.

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