20000 Varuna

20000 Varuna ("VAR oo na") is a Kuiper Belt object about 1060 kilometers in diameter, estimated from a combination of thermal and optical measurements.

Little is known about Varuna. It has a rotational period of approximately 3.17 hours (or 6.34 hours, depending on whether the light curve is single or double-peaked). It has a density of approximately 1 g/cm³ (as dense as water), which implies that it may not be a fully solid body [1].

It is named after the Hindu god Varuna. It previously had the provisional designation 2000 WR₁₀₆.

External links

• http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/varuna.html