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KBO (28978) Ixion (2001 KX76) is at Opposition (39.178 AU) in the constellation Ophiuchus on the 14th June 2015.

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Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.   Mag
2015 06 13 000000 17 24 43.8 -27 13 50  39.177  40.190  175.9   0.1  19.6
2015 06 14 000000 17 24 38.1 -27 13 50  39.177  40.190  176.0   0.1  19.6
2015 06 15 000000 17 24 32.3 -27 13 50  39.176  40.189  175.8   0.1  19.6
2015 06 16 000000 17 24 26.6 -27 13 49  39.176  40.189  175.4   0.1  19.6
2015 06 17 000000 17 24 20.9 -27 13 49  39.176  40.188  174.8   0.1  19.6
2015 06 18 000000 17 24 15.2 -27 13 48  39.176  40.187  174.2   0.1  19.6
2015 06 19 000000 17 24 09.5 -27 13 48  39.177  40.187  173.4   0.2  19.6
2015 06 20 000000 17 24 03.8 -27 13 47  39.178  40.186  172.6   0.2  19.6
2015 06 21 000000 17 23 58.1 -27 13 46  39.179  40.185  171.8   0.2  19.6
2015 06 22 000000 17 23 52.4 -27 13 45  39.181  40.185  170.9   0.2  19.6
2015 06 23 000000 17 23 46.8 -27 13 44  39.183  40.184  170.0   0.3  19.7
2015 06 24 000000 17 23 41.2 -27 13 43  39.185  40.183  169.2   0.3  19.7
2015 06 25 000000 17 23 35.6 -27 13 41  39.187  40.183  168.2   0.3  19.7
2015 06 26 000000 17 23 30.0 -27 13 40  39.190  40.182  167.3   0.3  19.7
2015 06 27 000000 17 23 24.4 -27 13 38  39.193  40.181  166.4   0.3  19.7
2015 06 28 000000 17 23 18.9 -27 13 37  39.196  40.181  165.5   0.4  19.7
2015 06 29 000000 17 23 13.4 -27 13 35  39.199  40.180  164.5   0.4  19.7
2015 06 30 000000 17 23 08.0 -27 13 33  39.203  40.179  163.6   0.4  19.7


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Plutino (28978) Ixion is at Opposition (39.414 AU) on the 12th June 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     Mag
2014 06 11    17 19 10.8 -26 41 15  39.4147 40.4278   176.3     0.1    19.3
2014 06 12    17 19 05.1 -26 41 14  39.4137 40.4272   176.4     0.1    19.3
2014 06 13    17 18 59.4 -26 41 13  39.4131 40.4265   176.3     0.1    19.3
2014 06 14    17 18 53.8 -26 41 12  39.4128 40.4259   176.0     0.1    19.3
2014 06 15    17 18 48.1 -26 41 11  39.4127 40.4253   175.4     0.1    19.4
2014 06 16    17 18 42.5 -26 41 10  39.4130 40.4246   174.8     0.1    19.4
2014 06 17    17 18 36.8 -26 41 09  39.4135 40.4240   174.0     0.2    19.4
2014 06 18    17 18 31.2 -26 41 07  39.4143 40.4233   173.2     0.2    19.4
2014 06 19    17 18 25.6 -26 41 06  39.4154 40.4227   172.4     0.2    19.4
2014 06 20    17 18 19.9 -26 41 04  39.4168 40.4220   171.5     0.2    19.4
2014 06 21    17 18 14.3 -26 41 02  39.4185 40.4214   170.6     0.2    19.4
2014 06 22    17 18 08.8 -26 41 01  39.4205 40.4207   169.7     0.3    19.4
2014 06 23    17 18 03.2 -26 40 59  39.4227 40.4201   168.8     0.3    19.4
2014 06 24    17 17 57.7 -26 40 57  39.4253 40.4194   167.8     0.3    19.4
2014 06 25    17 17 52.2 -26 40 55  39.4281 40.4188   166.9     0.3    19.4
2014 06 26    17 17 46.7 -26 40 53  39.4313 40.4181   166.0     0.3    19.4
2014 06 27    17 17 41.2 -26 40 51  39.4347 40.4175   165.0     0.4    19.4
2014 06 28    17 17 35.8 -26 40 48  39.4383 40.4169   164.1     0.4    19.4
2014 06 29    17 17 30.4 -26 40 46  39.4423 40.4162   163.1     0.4    19.4
2014 06 30    17 17 25.0 -26 40 44  39.4466 40.4156   162.2     0.4    19.4


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KBO 28978 Ixion is at Opposition (39.650 AU) on the 10th June, 2013.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     Mag
2013 06 09    17 13 45.3 -26 08 16  39.6509 40.6643   176.6     0.1    19.4
2013 06 10    17 13 39.6 -26 08 14  39.6499 40.6636   176.8     0.1    19.4
2013 06 11    17 13 34.0 -26 08 13  39.6491 40.6630   176.8     0.1    19.4
2013 06 12    17 13 28.4 -26 08 11  39.6487 40.6624   176.6     0.1    19.4
2013 06 13    17 13 22.8 -26 08 09  39.6485 40.6617   176.0     0.1    19.4
2013 06 14    17 13 17.2 -26 08 08  39.6486 40.6611   175.4     0.1    19.4
2013 06 15    17 13 11.6 -26 08 06  39.6491 40.6604   174.6     0.1    19.4
2013 06 16    17 13 06.0 -26 08 04  39.6498 40.6598   173.8     0.2    19.4
2013 06 17    17 13 00.4 -26 08 02  39.6508 40.6591   172.9     0.2    19.4
2013 06 18    17 12 54.9 -26 07 59  39.6520 40.6585   172.0     0.2    19.4
2013 06 19    17 12 49.3 -26 07 57  39.6536 40.6579   171.1     0.2    19.4
2013 06 20    17 12 43.8 -26 07 55  39.6555 40.6572   170.2     0.2    19.4
2013 06 21    17 12 38.3 -26 07 52  39.6576 40.6566   169.3     0.3    19.4
2013 06 22    17 12 32.8 -26 07 50  39.6601 40.6559   168.4     0.3    19.4
2013 06 23    17 12 27.3 -26 07 47  39.6628 40.6553   167.4     0.3    19.4
2013 06 24    17 12 21.9 -26 07 45  39.6658 40.6546   166.5     0.3    19.4
2013 06 25    17 12 16.5 -26 07 42  39.6691 40.6540   165.5     0.4    19.4
2013 06 26    17 12 11.1 -26 07 39  39.6726 40.6534   164.6     0.4    19.4
2013 06 27    17 12 05.7 -26 07 37  39.6765 40.6527   163.6     0.4    19.4
2013 06 28    17 12 00.4 -26 07 34  39.6806 40.6521   162.7     0.4    19.4
2013 06 29    17 11 55.1 -26 07 31  39.6850 40.6514   161.7     0.4    19.4
2013 06 30    17 11 49.8 -26 07 28  39.6896 40.6508   160.7     0.5    19.4


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Kuiper Belt Object 28978 Ixion is at Opposition (39.884 AU) on the 9th June, 2012.



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Google earth file: KBO (28978) Ixion.kmz (16kb, kmz)

It is a moderately red colour in visible light and has a surface made of a mixture of tholin and water ice. Light-curve-amplitude analysis shows only small deviations, suggesting Ixion is a spheroid with small albedo spots and hence a dwarf planet.
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Kuiper Belt Object (28978) Ixion is at Opposition (40.116 AU) on the 8th June, 2011.



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Kuiper Belt Object 28978 Ixion makes its closest approach to the Earth (40.346 AU) on the 9th June, 2010.

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Ephemeris
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 06 03    16 58.23   -24 27.4   40.353   41.365   175.8     0.1    19.3
2010 06 08    16 57.78   -24 27.1   40.347   41.362   177.9     0.1    19.3
2010 06 13    16 57.32   -24 26.8   40.349   41.359   173.7     0.2    19.4
2010 06 18    16 56.88   -24 26.4   40.358   41.355   169.0     0.3    19.4
2010 06 23    16 56.44   -24 26.1   40.374   41.352   164.2     0.4    19.4
2010 06 28    16 56.01   -24 25.7   40.397   41.349   159.3     0.5    19.4


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KBO 28978 Ixion is a Kuiper belt object discovered on May 22, 2001. Ixion is a plutino (an object that has a 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune) and a potential dwarf planet; its Spitzer estimated diameter of 650 km makes it about the fifth largest plutino. It is named after Ixion, a figure from Greek mythology. Ixion was discovered by the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (807).
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