Kuiper Belt Object
Albion
TypeKuiper Belt Object
Mass~1 × 10¹⁹ kg
Diameter160 km
Orbital Radius6,560 million km
Orbital Period106,300 days
Known Moons0
Surface Gravity~0.02 m/s²
Average Temp-230 °C
AtmosphereNone
Discovered ByDavid Jewitt, Jane Luu
Discovery Year1992
About Albion
Discovery number 1992 QB1, the first object confirmed beyond Neptune since Pluto, proving the Kuiper Belt real after a five-year hunt.
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