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Dwarf Planet Haumea
Tucked away in the Kuiper Belt, Haumea is a dwarf planet named after the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth. It was discovered in 2004 and recognized as a dwarf planet in 2008.
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How much would a 100 pound man weigh on Haumea?
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A 100 pound man on earth is 10.20401kg. The gravitational acceleration on Haumea is .44m/s^2 so that person would weigh 4.4897956 pounds on Haumea.
Does Haumea have a stronger or weaker gravity than earth?
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It has a much weaker gravitational pull than Earth. Earth's pull is about 9.81 m/s^2 at sea level, while Haumea's is about 0.63m/s^2, or roughly one fifteenth of that on Earth.
How long are days and years on Haumea?
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A day on Haumea is just 3.9155 hours. A year is equal to 284.12 Earth-years.
Where is haumea located in the solar system?
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Haumea is one of the newly-discovered Kuiper Belt Objects out beyond the orbit of Neptune. It has a perihelion distance of about 35 AU.
What shape is haumea?
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Haumea is ellipsoid in shape. In this way it is not unlike a rugby ball or an American football.
How big is earth compared to dwarf planet Haumea?
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In terms of mass, Earth is about 1400 times as massive as Haumea. In terms of volume, Earth is about 722.14 times bigger.
What is the wind speed on the planet Haumea?
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As far as we know, Haumea does not have an atmosphere, so the wind speed would effectively be zero.
Is haumea the eleventh planet?
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No. Haumea is not classified as a planet. It is a dwarf planet.
Is Haumea a gas giant or a rocky terrestrial planet?
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Haumea is a rocky, terrestrial dwarf planet.
