Ixion

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Ixion is a large trans-Neptunian object and plutino in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its size, reddish color, and eccentric orbit in 2:3 resonance with Neptune.


Statements (28)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Kuiper Belt object
minor planet
plutino
resonant trans-Neptunian object
trans-Neptunian object
belongsTo outer Solar System
celestialCategory large trans-Neptunian object
color reddish
comparedTo Pluto in orbital resonance type
hasAlbedo low
hasDiscoveryStatus numbered minor planet
hasDynamicalClass plutino
hasGeneralShape approximately spherical
hasNotableProperty eccentric orbit
large size among plutinos
reddish color
hasOrbitalEccentricity high
hasOrbitalRegion beyond Neptune
hasOrbitalStability long-term stable in 2:3 resonance
hasSurfaceComposition mixture of ices and darker materials
locatedIn Kuiper Belt
memberOf resonant Kuiper Belt population
trans-Neptunian population
orbitalResonanceRatio 2:3
orbitalResonanceWith Neptune
orbits Sun
spectralType red
surfaceColor moderately red

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kuiper Belt object
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