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'''Nix''' (S/2005 P2) is a natural satillite of [[Pluto]].
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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" |Hydra
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Nix-NixHydrazip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|Nix|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Nix from ''Nix-Hydra.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Nix
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|134340 Pluto
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|width="30%"|Number of satellites||align="right" width="30%"|
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|25, J25
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|60307692.30 m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.002
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|2.86478897565412° <br> (0.05 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|53.0076487827642° <br> (0.925158 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|224.066662237591° <br> (3.910701 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|238.928729077048° <br> (4.170093 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|223000 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|2×10<sup>21</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|Sidereal rotation period||align="right" width="30%"|102924.1 sec (28.59 hours)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|0° (0 radian)
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Nix.cfg (Nix-Hydra.zip)
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Nix is a natural satellite of [[Pluto]]. It was discovered in images by the [[w:Hubble Space Telescope|Hubble Space Telescope]] in May 2005 and was named after [[w:Nyx|Nyx]], the goddess of the night in [[w:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]].
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== Nix in Orbiter ==
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Nix was introduced to Orbiter with the release of ''Nix-Hydra.zip'' in August 2009.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Hydra'''</center>
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbital-correction-for-pluto-and-moons.1388/ Orbital correction for Pluto and moons]||O-F Resources||2009-11-25||Unknown OHM Addon Developer||Scenery||25 November 2009||||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/pluto-minor-moons.2251/ Pluto Minor Moons]||O-F Resources||2009-08-21||DagoO||Scenery||22 August 2009||||
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery widths="100" heights="100">
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Nix-NixHydrazip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Nix from ''Nix-Hydra.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1
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Nix best view.jpg|<center>Image of Nix from the [[w:New Horizons|New Horizons]] spacecraft taken July 2015<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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Pluto and its satellites (2005).jpg|<center>Pluto and three satellites taken by [[w:Hubble Space Telescope|Hubble]]<br>from Wikimedia Commons in 2005</center>
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</gallery>
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{{Nsat-Stub}}
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{{PlutoMoons}}
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{{SolarSystem}}
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[[Category:Articles]]
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[[Category:Celestial bodies]]
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[[Category:Solar System]]
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[[Category:Natural satellites]]

Revision as of 02:04, 31 October 2024

Hydra
Nix
Nix from Nix-Hydra.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Nix
Reference body 134340 Pluto
Number of satellites
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 25, J25
Semimajor axis (a) 60307692.30 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.002
Inclination (i) 2.86478897565412°
(0.05 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 53.0076487827642°
(0.925158 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 224.066662237591°
(3.910701 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 238.928729077048°
(4.170093 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 223000 m
Mass 2×1021 kg
Sidereal rotation period 102924.1 sec (28.59 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0° (0 radian)
Note *Elements given are from Nix.cfg (Nix-Hydra.zip)

Nix is a natural satellite of Pluto. It was discovered in images by the Hubble Space Telescope in May 2005 and was named after Nyx, the goddess of the night in Greek mythology.

Nix in Orbiter

Nix was introduced to Orbiter with the release of Nix-Hydra.zip in August 2009.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Hydra
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Orbital correction for Pluto and moons O-F Resources 2009-11-25 Unknown OHM Addon Developer Scenery 25 November 2009
Pluto Minor Moons O-F Resources 2009-08-21 DagoO Scenery 22 August 2009

Gallery

  • Nix from Nix-Hydra.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
  • Image of Nix from the New Horizons spacecraft taken July 2015
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Pluto and three satellites taken by Hubble
    from Wikimedia Commons in 2005
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