Eris (Dwarf Planet)
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Image: Eris and moon Dysomnia Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Brown (California Institute of Technology) |
Symbol | n/a |
Mean distance from The Sun | 67.5 AU |
Sidereal Period | 560 years |
Rotation Period | 1.08 ± 0.02 days  |
Mass | 0.002794 Earth  |
Diameter | 2400 km  |
Other designations (current and former)
Eris is also known by the designation of 2003 UB313. Formal designations for Eris were 136199 Eris and Xena.
Satellites of Eris
Eris has one know natural satellite and that is a small moon called Dysomnia.
References
- Eris 27% more massive than Pluto - http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/
- Astronomy Today, Eris The Largest Dwarf Planet - http://www.astronomytoday.com/astronomy/eris.html
- Johnston Archive, Eris and Dysomnia - http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/astmoons/am-136199.html
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