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20000 Varuna is a large classical Kuiper belt object. It previously had the provisional designation 2000 WR106 and has been precovered in plates dating back to 1953. It is probably a dwarf planet.

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average speed (km/s)
16308.0
density (μ3)
992.0
orbital period (μ)
2.4281e+07
periapsis (km)
6.05782e+12
absolute magnitude
3.7
albedo
0.037
apparent magnitude
19.9
discovery date
2000-11-28
discoverer
Robert S. McMillan (astronomer)
epoch
23 July 2010 (JD )
escape velocity (kmh)
1404.0

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