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== Orbital characteristics ==
 
== Orbital characteristics ==
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Dysnomia orbits Eris in a nearly circular orbit with a sidereal period of 15.774 days and a semi-major axis of 37,350 km. From these properties, Brown and Schaller were able to calculate Eris' mass.<ref name=Brown1/>
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[[Image:ErisDysnomiaConcept|thumb|250px|left|Artist's conception of Eris and Dysnomia. The bright object in the upper left of the image is the [[Sun]].]]Dysnomia orbits Eris in a nearly circular orbit with a sidereal period of 15.774 days and a semi-major axis of 37,350 km. From these properties, Brown and Schaller were able to calculate Eris' mass.<ref name=Brown1/>
    
== Implications for Other Trans-Neptunian Objects ==
 
== Implications for Other Trans-Neptunian Objects ==
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