Haumea (Dwarf Planet)

Illustration of Haumea with it's moons Hi'iaka and Namaka
Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)

Overview

Haumea is the third largest dwarf planet and was discovered in 2004 by Mike Brown along with David Rabinowitz of Yale University. It has two moons, Namaka and Hi'iaka.

Locating Haumea

Only possible with large obsevatory telescope.

Former Designations

136108 Haumea

2003 EL61

Santa (Nickname)

Vital Statistics

Mean distance from Sun 43.13 a.u.

Sidereal Period ? days

Rotation Period 3.915 hours

Mass 0.000704 Earth ^[1]

Diameter 1436 km

Astronomical Symbol

There is no official astronomical symbol for dwarf planet Haumea. The above image, created by Denis Moskowitz, is an unofficial symbol representing the dwarf planet Haumea ^[2]

References

[1] Mass calulated as 32% that of Pluto's and compared with the mass of Earth - http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/2003EL61/

[2] Symbols for large trans-Neptunian objects - http://www.suberic.net/~dmm/astro/tno.html

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