Dysnomia
moon of the dwarf planet Eris
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Summary
Dysnomia is a minor planet moon[1]. Dysnomia ranks in the top 5% of minor planet moon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,293 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Michael E. Brown[3], Chadwick Trujillo[4], David L. Rabinowitz[5]
- Named after: Dysnomia[6]
- Commons category: Dysnomia[7]
- Parent astronomical body: Eris[8]
- Provisional designation: S/2005 (136199) 1[9]
- Time of discovery or invention: September 10, 2005[10]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.01[11]
- Apparent magnitude: 23.1[12]
- Official name: (136199) Eris I Disnòmia[13]
- Absolute magnitude: 5.6[14]
- Orbital inclination: 45.49 degree[15]
- Density: 0.7 gram per cubic centimetre[16]
- Radius: 257 km[17]
- Orbital period: 15.772 day[18]
- Longitude of ascending node: 126.17 degree[19]
- Semi-major axis of an orbit: 37,430 km[20]
- Argument of periapsis: 180.83 degree[21]
- Diameter: 316 km[22]
- Does not have part: atmosphere[23]
- Epoch: August 31, 2006[24]
Why It Matters
Dysnomia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Dysnomia is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]