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Haumea.GIF ‎(590 × 514 pixels, file size: 144 KB, MIME type: image/gif, looped, 14 frames, 3.5 s)

Description: The motion of Haumea in a rotating frame with a period equal to Neptune's orbital period. (Neptune is held stationary.) It shows the nominal orbit of Haumea librating in a 12:7 resonance to Neptune. Neptune is the blue (stationary) dot at 5 o'clock. Uranus is green, Saturn yellow, and Jupiter pink. Where red turns to green is where it crosses the ecliptic. Notice that these nodes control the reversal. The animated GIF consists of 14 frames.
Title: Haumea
Credit: Frames generated with Gravity Simulator written by Tony Dunn. Source GIF animation on server
Author: Tony Dunn (author of Gravity Simulator) from the Gravity Simulator message board.
Permission: GPL
Usage Terms: GNU General Public License
License: GPL
License Link: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
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