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Gonggong

Dwarf Planet Gonggong



Gonggong along with its moon Xiangliu is a scattered-disk region dwarf planet located in the Kuiper belt has one moon. It is not officially recognized as a dwarf planet...yet.

Gonggong Facts
      1. Mass (kg)
      2. ?
      1. Radius (km)
      2. 1,280
      1. Density (gm/cm3)
      1. Avg. Distance from sun (km)
      2. 9,997,625,000
      1. Rotational period (days)
      2. ?
      1. Orbital period (years)
      2. 551
      1. Orbital velocity (km/sec)
      1. Eccentricity of orbit
      2. 0.5
      1. Tilt of axis (°)
      1. Inclination of orbit (°)
      2. 30.7
      1. Surface gravity (m/sec2)
      1. Escape velocity (km/sec)
      1. Albedo
      2. 0.18
      1. Magnitude (Vo)
      2. 21.3
      1. Surface temperature
      2. -240°C
      1. Moons
      2. 0


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