120347 Salacia
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120347 Salacia is a large trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered on 22 September 2004 by American astronomers Henry G. Roe, Michael E. Brown, and Kristina Barkume using the Hale
Keck Telescope image of Salacia (center) and its moon Actaea (left), taken by the NIRC2 near-infrared camera on 3 August 2010.
The dome of the Palomar Observatory in California, where Salacia was discovered on 22 September 2004.
Salacia, the goddess of salt water
Salacia's light curve amplitude.
Salacia
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In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the
120347 Salacia
…slightly greater than that of Pluto, and is classified as a hot cubewano or a scattered–extended object. It was named after the Roman sea goddess Salacia. Salacia is a possible dwarf planet with an estimated diameter of 838±44 km, and a low light curve, implying a nearly spherical shape. While older size…
Neptune and Salacia in a mosaic, Herculaneum, 1st c. AD
Neptune and Amphitrite by Sebastiano Ricci, c. 1690