Kuiper Belt Object
Varda
TypeKuiper Belt Object
Mass~1.5 × 10²⁰ kg
Diameter727 km
Orbital Radius6,970 million km
Orbital Period113,600 days
Rotation Period5.91 hours
Known Moons1
Surface Gravity~0.1 m/s²
Average Temp-230 °C
AtmosphereNone
Discovered ByJeffrey Larsen
Discovery Year2003
About Varda
A bright, dense belt object with a roughly 350 km moon named Ilmare. Water ice dominates its spectrum.
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