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Ice Planetoids
of the Outer Solar System




Orcus

Distance from Sun: 2,810 to 4,470 million miles
Orbital Period: 245.18 earth years
Rotation Period: 13:11 earth hours
Diameter: 501 miles
Gravity: 0.028 g
Moons: 1; Vanth
Notes: Discovered on February 17, 2004 A.D.

Pluto
& Charon

Distance from Sun: 2,780 to 4,580 million miles
Orbital Period: 247.7 earth years
Diameter of Pluto: 1,433 miles
Gravity of Pluto: 0.06 g
Diameter of Charon: 780 miles
Orbital Period of Charon
(and Rotation Period of both worlds):
                                 6.39 earth days
Gravity of Charon: 0.028 g
Axil Tilt: 118°
Moons: 5; Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, Hydra
Notes: Discovered on February 18, 1930 A.D.

Varuna

Distance from Sun: 3,760 to 4,210 million miles
Orbital Period: 281.03 earth years
Rotation Period: 6:20 earth hours
Diameter: 623 miles
Gravity: 0.015 g
Moons: none
Notes: Discovered on November 28, 2000 A.D.

Haumea

Distance from Sun: 3,230 to 4,790 million miles
Orbital Period: 283.28 earth years
Rotation Period: 9:47 earth minutes
Mean Diameter: 870 miles
Gravity: 0.045 g
Moons: 2; Rudolph and Blitzen
Notes: Discovered on December 28, 2004 A.D.

Quaoar

Distance from Sun: 3,875 to 4,190 million miles
Orbital Period: 285.97 earth years
Rotation Period: 17:41 earth hours
Diameter: 667 miles
Gravity: 0.028 g
Moons: 1; Weymot
Notes: Discovered on June 5, 2002 A.D.

Makema

Distance from Sun: 3,580 to 4,930 million miles
Orbital Period: 309.88 earth years
Rotation Period: 7:46 earth hours
Diameter: 933 miles
Gravity: 0.038 g
Moons: none
Notes: Discovered on March 31, 2005 A.D.

Xena

Distance from Sun: 3,550 to 9,080 million miles
Orbital Period: 560.23 earth years
Rotation Period: 25.9 earth hours
Diameter: 1,445 miles
Gravity: 0.084 g
Moons: 1; Dysnomia
Notes: Discovered on January 5, 2005 A.D.

Sedna

Distance from Sun: 7,100 to 87,100 million miles
Orbital Period: aprox. 11,400 earth years
Rotation Period: 10 earth hours
Diameter: 618 miles
Gravity: 0.028 g
Moons: none
Notes: Discovered on November 14, 2003 A.D.

“The Moon”
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