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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Pluto
 
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Pluto
 
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Pluto-Plutozip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|134340 Pluto|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''134340 Pluto from ''Pluto-Pluto.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1'''
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''134340 Pluto and Charon in the background from ''Pluto-PlutoandMoonsZip'' 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%"|J2000 (1 January 2000)
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2010.00410677618
 
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|5906376000000.0 m<br> (39.48168675 AU)
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|5931955836960.97 m<br> (39.5391 AU)
 
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.24880766
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.2505497
 
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|17.1599942909209° <br> (0.2994984 radian)
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|17.1195° <br> (0.298791641295169 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|110.303428295847° <br> (1.925158 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|110.32917° <br> (1.92560727749255 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%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|224.93097° <br> (3.92578601620459 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|238.928729077048° <br> (4.170093 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|253.64474° <br> (4.42693584336496 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%"|1195000 m
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|1179122.04525471 m
 
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.25×10<sup>22</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.30508306×10<sup>22</sup> kg
 
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|width="30%"|Sidereal rotation period||align="right" width="30%"|-551810.88 sec (153.2808 hours)
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|width="30%"|Sidereal rotation period||align="right" width="30%"|551856.709233070848 sec (6.38723 days)
 
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
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|width="30%"|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|122.529946573482° (2.138551 radian)
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|width="30%"|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|96.145° (1.67804680932995 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|3.930306
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|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 Pluto.cfg (Pluto.zip)
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Pluto.cfg (PlutoandMoons.zip)
 
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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/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||||
 
|[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||||
 
|[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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Pluto-PlutoCharonv20zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Pluto from ''Pluto-Charon_v2.0.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
 
Pluto-PlutoCharonv20zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Pluto from ''Pluto-Charon_v2.0.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
 
Pluto-Plutozip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Pluto from ''Pluto.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
 
Pluto-Plutozip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Pluto from ''Pluto.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
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Pluto-PlutoandMoonsZip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Pluto with Charon in the background from ''PlutoandMoons.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
 
Pluto in True Color - High-Res.png|<center>Image of Pluto by [[w:New Horzions|New Horizons]] spacecraft in July, 2015<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
Pluto in True Color - High-Res.png|<center>Image of Pluto by [[w:New Horzions|New Horizons]] spacecraft in July, 2015<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
Animation of Pluto orbit.gif|<center>Animation of Pluto's orbit (magenta) as compared to the orbits of Saturn (yellow), Uranus (Cyan), Neptune (Blue)<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
Animation of Pluto orbit.gif|<center>Animation of Pluto's orbit (magenta) as compared to the orbits of Saturn (yellow), Uranus (Cyan), Neptune (Blue)<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>

Latest revision as of 02:41, 1 November 2024

Pluto
134340 Pluto
134340 Pluto and Charon in the background from Pluto-PlutoandMoonsZip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name 134340 Pluto
Reference body Sun
Number of satellites 5
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2010.00410677618
Semimajor axis (a) 5931955836960.97 m
(39.5391 AU)
Eccentricity (e) 0.2505497
Inclination (i) 17.1195°
(0.298791641295169 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 110.32917°
(1.92560727749255 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 224.93097°
(3.92578601620459 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 253.64474°
(4.42693584336496 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 1179122.04525471 m
Mass 1.30508306×1022 kg
Sidereal rotation period 551856.709233070848 sec (6.38723 days)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 96.145° (1.67804680932995 radian)
LAN 43.046° (0.7512944298135 radian)
Note *Elements given are from Pluto.cfg (PlutoandMoons.zip)

Pluto (134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt of the Solar System. It was disovered by Clyde Tombaugh in February 1930. The dwarf planet is the ninth largest body that moves around the Sun. At first, Pluto was called a planet and is the largest body in the Kuiper belt.

Like other members of the Kuiper belt, Pluto is mainly made of rock and ice. It is quite small. It is about a fifth (⅕) of the weight of the Earth's Moon. It is only a third (⅓) its volume. Pluto is very far from the Sun, so its temperature is very low. The average temperature on Pluto is -223 degrees Celsius. It has an odd orbit and this orbit is very sloped. It takes Pluto to 30 to 49 AU (4.4–7.4 billion km) from the Sun. This causes Pluto to sometimes go closer to the Sun than Neptune.

At the time of its discovery, Pluto was considered a planet and was thought to be single body, but, in 1998 it was found to have a moon about half the radius of Pluto. In 2006, as part of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefinition of planet and dwarf planet, henceforth, Pluto was reclassed as a dwarf planet.

Pluto's orbit is in a 3:2 resonance with that of Neptune.

Pluto in Orbiter[edit]

Pluto was first introduced with the release of pluto_pack.zip in July 2004.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Pluto
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
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]

  • Pluto from pluto_pack.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Pluto from Pluto-Charon_v2.0.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Pluto from Pluto.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
  • Pluto with Charon in the background from PlutoandMoons.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
  • Image of Pluto by New Horizons spacecraft in July, 2015
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Animation of Pluto's orbit (magenta) as compared to the orbits of Saturn (yellow), Uranus (Cyan), Neptune (Blue)
    from Wikimedia Commons

References[edit]

edit Natural satellites of Pluto

Charon - Styx - Nix - Kerberos - Hydra

edit The Solar System
Central star

Sun (Sol)

Planets

Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune

Natural satellites

Moon - Phobos - Deimos - Io - Europa - Ganymede - Titan - more...

Add-ons

Planets - Dwarf Planets - Small objects - Natural satellites - Alternative star systems

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