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20000 Varuna: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 900 km.

Effective diameter ≈ 900 km

900 km = 900,000 m. A kilometer contains 1,000 meters.

A small Solar System body catalogued by JPL.

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20000 Varuna, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

Effective diameter estimated in the NASA/JPL SBDB database. This describes an overall size and does not assume a spherical shape. A resolved image of its surface is not necessarily available.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

Compare with 4 Vesta in the explorer →

Source and limitations

Catalogue value: a source is provided, but the measurement has not been individually audited in this project.

Artist's impression of 20000 Varuna; elongated shape and entirely hypothetical surface.