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120347 Salacia
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120347 Salacia (provisional designation 2004 SB60) 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 Reflector at the Palomar Observatory. Its discovery was officially announced in May 2005. Salacia orbits the Sun at an average distance 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.
