20000 Varuna
E79025
Kuiper Belt object
classical Kuiper Belt object
cubewano
large trans-Neptunian object
minor planet
non-resonant trans-Neptunian object
trans-Neptunian object
20000 Varuna is a large trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its rapid rotation, elongated shape, and status as one of the earliest discovered significant bodies beyond Neptune.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 20000 Varuna canonical | 3 |
| 2000 WR106 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kuiper Belt object
ⓘ
classical Kuiper Belt object ⓘ cubewano ⓘ large trans-Neptunian object ⓘ minor planet ⓘ non-resonant trans-Neptunian object ⓘ trans-Neptunian object ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitude | ~3.7 ⓘ |
| albedo | ~0.07 ⓘ |
| aphelionDistance | ~45.5 AU ⓘ |
| catalog | Minor Planet Center database ⓘ |
| color | moderately red ⓘ |
| diameter |
600–700 km
ⓘ
~650 km ⓘ |
| discoverer |
David L. Rabinowitz
ⓘ
surface form:
D. L. Rabinowitz
David L. Rabinowitz ⓘ
surface form:
K. Rabinowitz
|
| discoveryDate | 2000-11-28 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | CCD imaging survey ⓘ |
| discoveryRank | one of the first large trans-Neptunian objects found after Pluto and Charon ⓘ |
| discoverySite |
Kitt Peak National Observatory
ⓘ
Spacewatch ⓘ |
| dynamicalClass | hot classical Kuiper Belt object ⓘ |
| eccentricity | ~0.056 ⓘ |
| hasRings | no confirmed rings ⓘ |
| hasSatellite | no confirmed satellites ⓘ |
| inclination | ~17 degrees ⓘ |
| lightcurveAmplitude | large ⓘ |
| lightcurveInterpretation | highly elongated body or contact binary ⓘ |
| meanMotionResonance | none with Neptune ⓘ |
| mpcNumber | 20000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hindu god Varuna
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu deity Varuna
Varuna ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest discovered large Kuiper Belt objects
ⓘ
elongated shape ⓘ rapid rotation ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | ~283 years ⓘ |
| orbitalRegion |
Kuiper Belt
ⓘ
trans-Neptunian region ⓘ |
| orbits | Sun ⓘ |
| perihelionDistance | ~40.7 AU ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation |
20000 Varuna
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
2000 WR106
|
| rotationCharacteristic | rapid rotation ⓘ |
| rotationPeriod | ~6.34 hours ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | ~43.1 AU ⓘ |
| shape | elongated ⓘ |
| spectralType | neutral to moderately red TNO spectrum ⓘ |
| status | non-dwarf-planet ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition |
complex organics
ⓘ
water ice ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kuiper Belt object
this entity surface form:
2000 WR106