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'''Keberos S/2011 P 1''' is a small satellite of Pluto. It was discovered in images by the [[w:Hubble Space Telescope|Hubble Space Telescope]] in June 2011 and was named after [[w:Lernaean Hydra|Hydra]], the nine-headed serpent in [[w:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]]. It was named for [[w:Cerberus|Cerberus]] the Hound of Hades in [[w:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]]. | '''Keberos S/2011 P 1''' is a small satellite of Pluto. It was discovered in images by the [[w:Hubble Space Telescope|Hubble Space Telescope]] in June 2011 and was named after [[w:Lernaean Hydra|Hydra]], the nine-headed serpent in [[w:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]]. It was named for [[w:Cerberus|Cerberus]] the Hound of Hades in [[w:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]]. | ||
| − | == | + | == Kerberos in Orbiter == |
| − | + | Kerberos was introduced to Orbiter with the release of ''New Horizons Pluto Encounter.zip'' in July 2015. | |
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 11 November 2024
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| Kerberos from Pluto and Moons.zip and New Horizons Pluto Encounter.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | Kerberos |
| Reference body | 134340 Pluto |
| Number of satellites | |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2015.52772073922 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 66634358.6122471 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.202665594100444 |
| Inclination (i) | 113.058239379962° (1.97323852368825 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 227.893342417832° (3.97748916856603 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 566.461412931116° (9.88661674114716 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 604.850209899799° (10.5566276441303 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 31000 m |
| Mass | 2×1016 kg |
| Sidereal rotation period | 2286523.94967042336 sec (26.464 days) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliquity | 96.145° (1.67804680932995 radian) |
| LAN | 43.046° (0.7512944298135 radian) |
| Note | *Elements given are from Kerberos.cfg (New Horizons Pluto Encounter.zip) |
Keberos S/2011 P 1 is a small satellite of Pluto. It was discovered in images by the Hubble Space Telescope in June 2011 and was named after Hydra, the nine-headed serpent in Greek mythology. It was named for Cerberus the Hound of Hades in Greek mythology.
Kerberos in Orbiter[edit]
Kerberos was introduced to Orbiter with the release of New Horizons Pluto Encounter.zip in July 2015.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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| New Horizons Pluto Encounter | O-F Resources | 2015-07-09 | BrianJ | Scenarios | 9 July 2015 | ||
Gallery[edit]
Kerberos from Pluto and Moons.zip and New Horizons Pluto Encounter.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 
Kerberos imaged by New Horizons a few hours before close approach to Pluto
from Wikimedia Commons
Animation of the moons of Pluto (Pluto white, Charon blue, Styx green, Nix magenta, Kerberos cyan, Hydra red)
from Wikimedia Commons
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