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| + | |[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/celestial-bodies-motion-part-2-4-v2-0-0.295/ Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0]||O-F Resources||v2.0.0||cristiapi||Scenery||2 July 2015||*module only|| | ||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/pluto-and-moons.978/ Pluto and Moons]||O-F Resources||2010-05-13||Piper||Scenery||13 May 2010|||| | |[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/pluto-and-moons.978/ Pluto and Moons]||O-F Resources||2010-05-13||Piper||Scenery||13 May 2010|||| | ||
Revision as of 13:20, 10 November 2024
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| Nix from PlutoandMoons.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | Nix |
| Reference body | 134340 Pluto |
| Number of satellites | |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2002.88980151 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 48675632.9954863 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.00234038088321686 |
| Inclination (i) | 0.099795671104449° (0.00174176304001 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 69.4638066817142° (1.21237213756475 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 352.849909223032° (6.15839268130502 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 259.989909223073° (4.5376799379038 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 39779.1249275208 m |
| Mass | 2.90032702909292×1017 kg |
| Sidereal rotation period | 2286523.94967042336 sec (26.4644 days) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliquity | 96.145° (1.67804680932995 radian) |
| LAN | 43.046° (0.7512944298135 radian) |
| Note | *Elements given are from Nix.cfg (PlutoandMoons.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.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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| Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0 | O-F Resources | v2.0.0 | cristiapi | Scenery | 2 July 2015 | *module only | |
| Pluto and Moons | O-F Resources | 2010-05-13 | Piper | Scenery | 13 May 2010 | ||
| 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 
Nix from PlutoandMoons.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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