20000 Varuna
id:
20000-varuna-172-15976807
title:
20000 Varuna
text:
20000 Varuna is a large trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered in November 2000 by American astronomer Robert McMillan during a Spacewatch survey at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. It is named after the Hindu deity Varuna, one of the oldest deities mentioned in the Vedic texts. Varuna's light curve is compatible with the body being a Jacobi ellipsoid, suggesting that it has an elongated shape due to its rapid rotation. Varuna's surface is moderately red in color due to
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Kuiper belt object
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20000_Varuna
date created:
2004-02-01T18:40:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:54:33Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q15609","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15609"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/20000-varuna_hst.jpg","width":200,"height":200}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16