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Also known as (90482) Orcus I Vanth, Orcus I, S/2005 (90482) 1

natural satellite orbiting 90482 Orcus

Key facts

Discovered by
Michael E. Brown Terry-Ann Suer
Discovery date
13 November 2005
Designation
(90482) Orcus I
Pronunciation
/ ˈ v æ n θ /
Named after
Vanth
Adjectives
Vanthian
Semi major axis
8 999 .8 ± 9.1 km
Eccentricity
0.000 91 ± 0.000 53
Orbital period sidereal
9.539 154 ± 0.000 020 d
Inclination
105.03 ° ± 0.18 ° (to celestial equator ), 90.54° ± 0.17° (to ecliptic )
Longitude of ascending node
53.49° ± 0.33°
Argument of periapsis
274.51°
Satellite of
Orcus
Mean diameter
442.5 ± 10.2 km ( occultation ) , 475 ± 75 km ( thermal )
Mass
(8.7 ± 0.8) × 10 kg
Mean density
≈1.9 ± 0.3 g/cm (occultation) , 1.5 +1.0, −0.5 g/cm (thermal)
Synodic rotation period
synchronous
Albedo
0.08 ± 0.02

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Vanth
Parent body
Orcus
Diameter
442.5
Mass
87
Orbital period
9.539154
Image
Orcus-vanth hst2.jpg
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time of discovery or invention
2005-11-13
provisional designation
S/2005 (90482) 1
absolute magnitude
4.88
semi-major axis of an orbit
8999.8
apparent magnitude
21.8
orbital eccentricity
0.00091
orbital inclination
105.03
albedo
0.08
density
1.5
color index
1.03
longitude of ascending node
53.49
location of discovery
Hubble Space Telescope
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Article · 中文

亡衛一(Vanth,萬斯)是古柏帶天體亡神星已知的衛星,由米高·布朗和T.-A. Suer共同發現。據以認定發現的影像是在2005年11月13日由哈勃太空望遠鏡取得的。發現者於2007年2月22日宣布發現消息 [1](页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆),並且已經確認了衛星的軌道。

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