Kuiper Belt Object
Varuna
TypeKuiper Belt Object
Mass~3 × 10²⁰ kg
Diameter700 km
Orbital Radius6,450 million km
Orbital Period103,400 days
Rotation Period6.34 hours
Known Moons0
Surface Gravity~0.1 m/s²
Average Temp-230 °C
AtmosphereNone
Discovered ByRobert McMillan
Discovery Year2000
About Varuna
Spinning so fast it has flattened into an egg. One of the largest classical belt objects and a former dwarf planet candidate.
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