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Orcus

Dwarf Planet Orcus



Orcus is a trans-Neptunian plutino dwarf planet located in the Kuiper belt with a large moon, Vanth. It is similar to Pluto in several respects and is seen as the "anti-Pluto" as it is also in an orbital resonance with Neptune, just in opposite phase from Pluto. It is not officially recognized as a dwarf planet yet but meets all the requirements of one.

Orcus Facts
      1. Mass (kg)
      2. 6.4e+20
      1. Radius (km)
      2. 800
      1. Density (gm/cm3)
      2. 2.3
      1. Distance from sun (km)
      2. 6,500,000,000
      1. Rotational period (hours)
      2. 13
      1. Orbital period (years)
      2. 245
      1. Orbital velocity (km/sec)
      2. 4.42
      1. Eccentricity of orbit
      2. 0.227
      1. Tilt of axis (°)
      1. Inclination of orbit (°)
      2. 20.5
      1. Surface gravity (m/sec2)
      2. 0.27
      1. Escape velocity (km/sec)
      2. 0.45
      1. Albedo
      2. 0.28
      1. Magnitude (Vo)
      2. 19.1
      1. Surface temperature
      2. -240°C
      1. Moons
      2. 1


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