2004 DW. Discovered 2004 Feb. 17 by M. E. Brown and C. A. Trujillo at Palomar. (*MPO 64575)
Orcus was the Roman god of death, the counterpart of the Greek Pluto. Orcus collected the dead and carried them back to the underworld that he ruled. (M 53177)
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(2006). (90482) Orcus [39.5, 0.22, 20.5]. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2818
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