Name
Varuna is named after the Hindu deity, Varuṇa. Varuṇa was one of the most important deities of the ancient Indians, and he presided over the waters of the heaven and of the ocean and as the guardian of immortality. Due to his association with the waters and the ocean, he is often identified with Greek Poseidon and Roman Neptune. Varuna received the minor planet number 20000 because it was the largest cubewano found so far, and was believed to be as large as Ceres.
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