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15810 Arawn

Trans-Neptunian Object

A plutino-class trans-neptunian object in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Neptune, discovered in 1994 and named after the Celtic god of the underworld.

Key Facts

orbital regime

Kuiper Belt

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mass

3.5919e+18 kg

radius

70 km

hill radius

438,579 km

semi-major axis

39.48 AU

eccentricity

0.121

inclination

3.807º

longitude of the ascending node

144.69º

argument of periapsis

101.89º

orbital period

248.064 years

surface gravity

0.005 g

class

plutino

discovery date

May 12, 1994

discovered by

Mike Irwin and Anna N. Żytkow

discovery site

Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

dimensions

Estimates vary between 136-177 kilometers in diameter

albedo

0.057
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