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'''Pluto''' is a [[dwarf planet]] in the [[Solar System]].<ref>[https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/dwarf-planets/pluto/overview/ Pluto Overview]</ref> Its [[Minor planet names|formal name]] is '''134340 Pluto'''. The dwarf planet is the ninth largest body that moves around the [[Sun]]. At first, Pluto was called a planet. Now, it is the largest body in the [[Kuiper belt]].
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{| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:25px 0 0 10px; border:3px solid lightsteelblue;width:250px; font-size:90%; font-family:'Arial','Helvetica'; float: right; clear: right;"Pluto in Orbiter"
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Pluto
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Pluto-plutopackzip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|Pluto|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Pluto from ''pluto_pack.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|134340 Pluto
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Sun
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|width="30%"|Number of satellites||align="right" width="30%"|5
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|J2000 (1 January 2000)
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|5 906 376 270 000 m<br> (39.48168675 AU)
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.24880766
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|17.14175017° <br> (0.29917998 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|110.3034701° <br> (1.92515873 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|224.0667602° <br> (3.91070271 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|238.9288099° <br> (4.17009441 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|1151000 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.5×10<sup>22</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|Sidereal rotation period||align="right" width="30%"|551808 sec (153.28 hours)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|68.69° (1.19886666 radian)
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Pluto.cfg (pluto_pack.zip)
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Like other [[:simple:wikt:member|members]] of the Kuiper belt, Pluto is mainly made of rock and ice. It is quite small. It is about a fifth (⅕) of the weight of the [[Earth]]'s [[Moon]]. It is only a third (⅓) its volume. Pluto is very far from the Sun, so its temperature is very low. The average temperature on Pluto is -223 degrees Celsius. It has an [[orbital eccentricity|odd]] orbit and this orbit is very sloped. It takes Pluto to 30 to 49&nbsp;[[Astronomical unit|AU]] (4.4–7.4 billion&nbsp;km) from the Sun. This causes Pluto to sometimes go closer to the Sun than [[Neptune]].
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'''Pluto (134340 Pluto)''' is a [[dwarf planet]] in the Kuiper Belt of the [[Solar System]]. It was disovered by [[w:Clyde Tombaugh|Clyde Tombaugh]] in February 1930. The dwarf planet is the ninth largest body that moves around the [[Sun]]. At first, Pluto was called a planet and is the largest body in the Kuiper belt.
  
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Pluto is not included in the standard Orbiter distribution, but an addon can be downloaded from [[Orbithangar]].<ref>[https://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4595]</ref>
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Like other members of the Kuiper belt, Pluto is mainly made of rock and ice. It is quite small. It is about a fifth (⅕) of the weight of the [[Earth]]'s [[Moon]]. It is only a third (⅓) its volume. Pluto is very far from the Sun, so its temperature is very low. The average temperature on Pluto is -223 degrees Celsius. It has an [[w:orbital eccentricity|odd]] orbit and this orbit is very sloped. It takes Pluto to 30 to 49&nbsp;[[Astronomical unit|AU]] (4.4–7.4 billion&nbsp;km) from the Sun. This causes Pluto to sometimes go closer to the Sun than [[Neptune]].
  
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Further information at Wikipedia: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto
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At the time of its discovery, Pluto was considered a planet and was thought to be single body, but, in 1998 it was found to have a moon about half the radius of Pluto. In 2006, as part of the [[w:International Astronomical Union|International Astronomical Union (IAU)]] redefinition of planet and dwarf planet, henceforth, Pluto was reclassed as a dwarf planet.
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Pluto's orbit is in a 3:2 resonance with that of [[Neptune]].
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== Pluto in Orbiter ==
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Pluto was first introduced with the release of ''pluto_pack.zip'' in July 2004.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Pluto'''</center>
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=pluto_pack.zip&Author=&CatID=root Pluto Pack]||AVSIM||||CharlotMan||Scenery||17 July 2004||||
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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Pluto-plutopackzip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Pluto from ''pluto_pack.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
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Pluto in True Color - High-Res.png|<center>Image of Pluto by [[w:New Horzions|New Horizons]] spacecraft in July, 2015</center>
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Animation of Pluto orbit.gif|<center>Animation of Pluto's orbit (magenta) as compared to the orbits of Saturn (yellow), Uranus (Cyan), Neptune (Blue)<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Solar System]]
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[[Category:Articles|Pluto]]
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[[Category:Celestial bodies|Pluto]]
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[[Category:Solar System|PLuto]]
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[[Category:Dwarf planets|Pluto]]
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[[Category:Trans-Neptunian objects|Pluto]]
  
 
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Revision as of 11:42, 12 September 2024

Pluto
Pluto
Pluto from pluto_pack.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
Designation
Name 134340 Pluto
Reference body Sun
Number of satellites 5
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch J2000 (1 January 2000)
Semimajor axis (a) 5 906 376 270 000 m
(39.48168675 AU)
Eccentricity (e) 0.24880766
Inclination (i) 17.14175017°
(0.29917998 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 110.3034701°
(1.92515873 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 224.0667602°
(3.91070271 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 238.9288099°
(4.17009441 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 1151000 m
Mass 1.5×1022 kg
Sidereal rotation period 551808 sec (153.28 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 68.69° (1.19886666 radian)
Note *Elements given are from Pluto.cfg (pluto_pack.zip)

Pluto (134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt of the Solar System. It was disovered by Clyde Tombaugh in February 1930. The dwarf planet is the ninth largest body that moves around the Sun. At first, Pluto was called a planet and is the largest body in the Kuiper belt.

Like other members of the Kuiper belt, Pluto is mainly made of rock and ice. It is quite small. It is about a fifth (⅕) of the weight of the Earth's Moon. It is only a third (⅓) its volume. Pluto is very far from the Sun, so its temperature is very low. The average temperature on Pluto is -223 degrees Celsius. It has an odd orbit and this orbit is very sloped. It takes Pluto to 30 to 49 AU (4.4–7.4 billion km) from the Sun. This causes Pluto to sometimes go closer to the Sun than Neptune.

At the time of its discovery, Pluto was considered a planet and was thought to be single body, but, in 1998 it was found to have a moon about half the radius of Pluto. In 2006, as part of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefinition of planet and dwarf planet, henceforth, Pluto was reclassed as a dwarf planet.

Pluto's orbit is in a 3:2 resonance with that of Neptune.

Pluto in Orbiter

Pluto was first introduced with the release of pluto_pack.zip in July 2004.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Pluto
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Pluto Pack AVSIM CharlotMan Scenery 17 July 2004

Gallery

  • Pluto from pluto_pack.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Image of Pluto by New Horizons spacecraft in July, 2015
  • Animation of Pluto's orbit (magenta) as compared to the orbits of Saturn (yellow), Uranus (Cyan), Neptune (Blue)
    from Wikimedia Commons

References

edit Natural satellites of Pluto

Charon - Styx - Nix - Kerberos - Hydra

edit The Solar System
Central star

Sun (Sol)

Planets

Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune

Natural satellites

Moon - Phobos - Deimos - Io - Europa - Ganymede - Titan - more...

Add-ons

Planets - Dwarf Planets - Small objects - Natural satellites - Alternative star systems

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