Gonggong

Gonggong — dwarf planet, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Gonggong in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

One of the reddest large bodies known, slathered in tholins and possibly old water-ice frost. Named for a Chinese water god with a serpent’s tail — fittingly, its moon is named for that serpent.

Radius

~615 km

Discovered

2007

Year

~552 Earth years

Distance

34–101 AU

Moon

Xiangliu

Region

Scattered disc

Explore Gonggong in 3D

Cosmoscope places Gonggong in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.