(136199) Eris Trans-Neptunian Object
Discovered on 21 October 2003 by Brown, M. E., Trujillo, C. A., Rabinowitz, D. L. at Palomar.
Eris is the Greek goddess of discord and strife. She stirs up jealousy and envy to cause fighting and anger among men. At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis all the gods were invited with the exception of Eris, and, enraged at her exclusion, she spitefully caused a quarrel among the goddesses that led to the Trojan war.Naming citation (20061009/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Eris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eris is 95.5 au from the Sun and 94.5 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 136199 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 UB313 |
| Orbit class | Trans-Neptunian Object |
| Rotation period | 25.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | -1.26 |
| Orbital period | 560 years |
| Semi-major axis | 67.9 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 38.2 – 97.7 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.438 |
| Inclination | 43.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 37.2 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.