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Table 1.
Eleven largest minor planets with diameters D > 800 km.
Number | Name | Mass (10−10 M⊙) | Group | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ceres | 4.756 ± 0.004 | MBA; dwarf planet | Fienga et al. (2008) |
50 000 | Quaoar | 7.038 ± 1.005 | TNO | Fraser et al. (2013) |
90 377 | Sedna (a) | 5.964![]() |
SDO | Pál et al. (2012) |
90 482 | Orcus | 3.223 ± 0.096 | TNO | Carry et al. (2011) |
120 347 | Salacia | 2.343 ± 0.111 | TNO | Stansberry et al. (2012) |
134 340 | Pluto | 73.504 ± 0.211 | TNO; dwarf planet | Stern et al. (2015) |
136 108 | Haumea | 20.239 ± 0.214 | TNO; dwarf planet | Ragozzine & Brown (2009) |
136 199 | Eris | 83.455 ± 1.005 | SDO; dwarf planet | Brown & Schaller (2007) |
136 472 | Makemake | 13.086![]() |
TNO; dwarf planet | Ortiz et al. (2012) |
225 088 | 2007 OR10 | 14.282![]() |
SDO | Pál et al. (2016) |
307 261 | 2002 MS4 (b) | 2.767![]() |
TNO | Vilenius et al. (2012) |
Notes.
(a)
Density is assumed to be the same as Eris, 2.3 ± 0.3 g cm−3, since both are SDOs and dwarf planets.
(b)
Density is assumed to be the same as Salacia, g cm−3 (Fornasier et al. 2013), since both are TNOs trapped in Neptune’s 1:2 mean motion resonance.
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