- Discovered byMichael Brown · Chad Trujillo · David RabinowitzNamed afterSedna (Inuit goddess of sea and marine animals)
WebJan 18, 2023 · 122 views 1 year ago. Join us as we take a closer look at Sedna, a dwarf planet located in the outermost reaches of our Solar System. Discovered in 2003, Sedna's surface is made up of a mixture of...
Web4 days ago · Asteroid 90377 Sedna is a large and extremely distant trans-Neptunian object with an orbit that takes it out to over 900 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. It was discovered on November 14, 2003, by a team of astronomers led by Michael Brown of Caltech, Chad Trujillo of Gemini Observatory, and David Rabinowitz of Yale University.
WebJan 5, 2022 · Object 90377 Sedna—a distant trans-Neptunian object known best for its highly elliptical, 11,390-year long orbit—is currently on its way toward perihelion (its closest approach to the sun) in...
Asteroid Sedna | Space Reference
WebSedna is a dwarf planet whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified Sedna as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth. Sedna orbits the sun every 4,600,000 days (12,594.11 years), coming as close as 76.37 AU and reaching as far as 1006.83 AU from the sun.
WebJan 22, 2020 · MPC Designation: Formerly 2003 VB12, officially 90377 Sedna. Discovery Date: November 13, 2003. Category: trans-Neptunian object, sednoid, possibly a dwarf planet. Aphelion: about 936 AU or 1.4×1011 km. Perihelion: 76.09 AU or 1.1423×1010 km. Eccentricity : 0.854. Orbital Period: about 11,400 years.
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(90377) Sedna: an image for the 10th year after its discovery
WebDec 3, 2013 · Among the most exotic objects discovered in our Solar System, (90377) Sedna really stands out. As we were approaching ten years since it was discovered on 14 Nov. 2003, an imaging session was scheduled at Virtual Telescope on 9 Nov. 2013.
WebSedna ( minor-planet designation: 90377 Sedna) is a dwarf planet in the outermost reaches of the Solar System, orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Neptune. Discovered in 2003, the planetoid's surface is one of the reddest known among Solar System bodies.
Web90377 Sedna (or simply Sedna; symbol ) is a trans-Neptunian object which is the farthest dwarf planet from the Sun. It was discovered on November 14, 2003 by Mike Brown, Chad Trujillo and David Rabinowitz. Around 1250-1800 km in diameter, Sedna takes roughly 11,400 years to orbit the Sun, much higher than most known trans-Neptunian objects.
WebJan 8, 2022 · Object 90377 Sedna — a distant trans-Neptunian object known best for its highly elliptical, 11,390-year-long orbit — is currently on its way towards perihelion (its closest approach to the Sun)...
