Haumea
CategoryDwarf Planet
SystemKuiper Belt
Diameter1632 km
Orbital Period285 years
About Haumea
Has an elongated ellipsoid shape, like a stretched egg. Spins incredibly fast, completing one rotation every 3.9 hours, the fastest rotation of any known equilibrium body in the solar system. Has two known moons and a faint ring system. Named after the Hawaiian goddess of fertility. Surface is covered in crystalline water ice.
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