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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Charon | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Charon | ||
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− | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Charon- | + | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Charon-PlutoandMoonsZip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|Charon|240px]] |
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− | |colspan="2" align="center"|'''Charon from '' | + | |colspan="2" align="center"|'''Charon from ''PlutoandMoons.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1''' |
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | ||
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits | ||
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− | |width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"| | + | |width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2002.88980151 |
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− | |width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"| | + | |width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|19571421.7074156 m |
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− | |width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0. | + | |width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0000373396813869476 |
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− | |width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|0° <br> (0 radian) |
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− | |width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|219.363153172047° <br> (3.82860928040886 radian) |
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− | |width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|136.954° <br> (2.39029822377631 radian) |
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− | |width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|34.9° <br> (0.60911990894602 radian) |
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters | ||
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− | |width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|606316.642534735 m |
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− | |width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.51311205×10<sup>21</sup> kg |
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− | |width="30%"|Sidereal rotation period||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Sidereal rotation period||align="right" width="30%"|551856.709233070848 sec (6.38723 hours) |
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− | |width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|3.14159265358979324 |
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− | |width="30%"|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |width="30%"|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|96.145° (1.67804680932995 radian) |
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− | |width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Charon.cfg ( | + | |width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|43.046° (0.7512944298135 radian) |
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+ | |width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Charon.cfg (PlutoandMoons.zip) | ||
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article | !Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article | ||
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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||*config and 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|||| | ||
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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.281/ Pluto]||O-F Resources||2006-11-13||Unknown OHM Addon Developer||Scenery||13 November 2006|||| | ||
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+ | |[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/pluto-charon-v2-0.230/ Pluto-Charon v2.0]||O-F Resources||2005-05-09||Nighthawke||Scenery||10 May 2005||Orbiter 2005|| | ||
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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|||| | |[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 == | == Gallery == | ||
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Charon-plutopackzip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Charon from ''pluto_pack.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2</center> | Charon-plutopackzip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Charon from ''pluto_pack.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2</center> | ||
+ | Charon-PlutoCharonv20zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Charon from ''Pluto-Charon_v2.0.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center> | ||
+ | Charon-Plutozip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Charon from ''Pluto.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center> | ||
+ | Charon-PlutoandMoonsZip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Charon from ''PlutoandMoons.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center> | ||
Charon in True Color - High-Res.jpg|<center>Charon imaged by [[w:New Horizons|New Horizons spacecraft]] in July 2015<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> | Charon in True Color - High-Res.jpg|<center>Charon imaged by [[w:New Horizons|New Horizons spacecraft]] in July 2015<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> | ||
First Color Animated Images show Pluto and its Moon Charon.gif|<center>first color animation of the orbits of Pluto and Charon<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> | First Color Animated Images show Pluto and its Moon Charon.gif|<center>first color animation of the orbits of Pluto and Charon<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> | ||
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{{SolarSystem}} | {{SolarSystem}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Celestial bodies]] | ||
[[Category:Solar System]] | [[Category:Solar System]] | ||
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[[Category:Natural satellites]] | [[Category:Natural satellites]] |
Latest revision as of 13:23, 10 November 2024
Charon is the largest natural satellite of Pluto. Its radius is about half that of Pluto, and their barycentre lies outside both objects. This is a common definition of a binary object, leading some astronomers to consider them a double dwarf planet.
Charon was discovered in 1978 by James W Christy.
From the discovery of Nix and Hydra, it was possible to estimate Charon's mass as roughly 10% that of Pluto. This implies it's approximately 45% ice, thought mostly to be water ice.
Charon in Orbiter[edit]
Charon was introduced to Orbiter with the release of pluto_pack.zip in July 2004.
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 | *config and 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 | O-F Resources | 2006-11-13 | Unknown OHM Addon Developer | Scenery | 13 November 2006 | ||
Pluto-Charon v2.0 | O-F Resources | 2005-05-09 | Nighthawke | Scenery | 10 May 2005 | Orbiter 2005 | |
Pluto Pack | AVSIM | CharlotMan | Scenery | 17 July 2004 |
Gallery[edit]
Charon imaged by New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015
from Wikimedia Commons
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