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{{Planet|image=Eris and Dysnomia.jpg
|primary=Eris
|periapsis=36,818 km
|apoapsis=37,922 km
|semimajor=37,370 km
|eccentricity=0.013
|sidereal=15.774 da
|inclination=142.3°
|equatorradius =175 km
}}'''Dysnomia''' is the only (so far) known [[moon]] of the [[dwarf planet]] [[Eris]]. It is named for the Greek goddess of lawlessness, daughter of Eris, goddess of discord and strife.
== References ==
* [http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/moon/ The moon of the 10th planet]. California Institute of Technology. Accessed January 22, 2008.
* Van Dam, Marcos. [http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/optics/staff/mvandam/gabrielle Discovery of Dysnomia]. William Keck Observatory. Accessed January 22, 2008.
* [http://www.solstation.com/stars/ub313.htm Eris (2003 UB313) and Dysnomia]. Accessed January 22, 2008.
* Brown, Mike. "[http://www.gps.caltech.edu/%7Embrown/planetlila/index.html The discovery of Eris, the largest known dwarf planet]." California Institute of Technology. Accessed January 22, 2008.
{{solarsystem}}
|primary=Eris
|periapsis=36,818 km
|apoapsis=37,922 km
|semimajor=37,370 km
|eccentricity=0.013
|sidereal=15.774 da
|inclination=142.3°
|equatorradius =175 km
}}'''Dysnomia''' is the only (so far) known [[moon]] of the [[dwarf planet]] [[Eris]]. It is named for the Greek goddess of lawlessness, daughter of Eris, goddess of discord and strife.
== References ==
* [http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/moon/ The moon of the 10th planet]. California Institute of Technology. Accessed January 22, 2008.
* Van Dam, Marcos. [http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/optics/staff/mvandam/gabrielle Discovery of Dysnomia]. William Keck Observatory. Accessed January 22, 2008.
* [http://www.solstation.com/stars/ub313.htm Eris (2003 UB313) and Dysnomia]. Accessed January 22, 2008.
* Brown, Mike. "[http://www.gps.caltech.edu/%7Embrown/planetlila/index.html The discovery of Eris, the largest known dwarf planet]." California Institute of Technology. Accessed January 22, 2008.
{{solarsystem}}