Orcus (dwarf planet)

dwarf planet in kuiper belt

Orcus was a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths in Etruscan and Roman mythology. As with Hades, the name of the god was also used for the underworld itself. Eventually, he was conflated with Dis Pater and Pluto.

natural satellite orbiting 90482 Orcus

48-inch-aperture (1.22 m) Schmidt camera at the Palomar Observatory in northern San Diego County, California