Dwarf Planet
Haumea
TypeDwarf Planet
Mass4.006 × 10²¹ kg
Diameter1,632 km
Orbital Radius6,452 million km
Orbital Period103,774 days
Rotation Period3.92 hours
Known Moons2
Surface Gravity0.44 m/s²
Average Temp-241 °C
Discovered ByMike Brown
Discovery Year2004
About Haumea
Has an elongated shape (like an egg) due to rapid rotation (completes a rotation every 3.9 hours). Has a ring system, discovered in 2017. Its two moons are Hi iaka and Namaka. Surface covered in crystalline water ice.
Haumea has 2 known moons in total.
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