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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>
 
Nix best view.jpg|<center>Image of Nix from the [[w:New Horizons|New Horizons]] spacecraft taken July 2015<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
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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Animation of moons of Pluto - Front view.gif|<center>Animation of the moons of Pluto (Pluto white, Charon blue, Styx green, Nix magenta, Kerberos cyan, Hydra red)<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
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Latest revision as of 12:28, 11 November 2024

Nix
Nix
Nix from Pluto and Moons.zip and New Horizons Pluto Encounter.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9
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[edit]

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

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Nix
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
New Horizons Pluto Encounter O-F Resources 2015-07-09 BrianJ Scenarios 9 July 2015
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[edit]