Sedna
dwarf planet in the outermost Solar system
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Sedna
Summary
Sedna is a Sednoid[1]. Sedna has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Sedna is credited with the discovery of Michael E. Brown[3].
- Sedna is credited with the discovery of Chadwick Trujillo[4].
- Sedna is credited with the discovery of David L. Rabinowitz[5].
- Sedna's instance of is recorded as Sednoid[6].
- Sedna's instance of is recorded as dwarf planet[7].
- Sedna's instance of is recorded as detached object[8].
- Sedna's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[9].
- Sedna is named after Sedna[10].
- Sedna followed 90376 Kossuth[11].
- Sedna was followed by (90378) 2003 WL23[12].
- Sedna's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[13].
- Sedna's Commons category is recorded as 90377 Sedna[14].
- Sedna's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[15].
- Sedna's Unicode character is recorded as ⯲[16].
- Sedna's provisional designation is recorded as 2003 VB12[17].
- Sedna's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 14, 2003[18].
- Sedna's significant event is recorded as naming[19].
- Sedna's topic's main category is recorded as Category:90377 Sedna[20].
- Sedna's Commons gallery is recorded as 90377 Sedna[21].
- Sedna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.8612973329749037'}[22].
- Sedna's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+21.12'}[23].
- Sedna's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+1.6'}[24].
- Sedna's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+1.49'}[25].
- Sedna's color index is recorded as {'amount': '+1.24'}[26].
- Sedna's color index is recorded as {'amount': '+0.78'}[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include Sednoid[6], dwarf planet[7], and detached object[8].
Origins
Sedna is named after Sedna[10].
Why It Matters
Sedna has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Sedna is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]