Styx

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Styx
Styx
Styx from Pluto and Moons.zip and New Horizons Pluto Encounter.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9
Designation
Name Styx
Reference body 134340 Pluto
Number of satellites
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2015.52772073922
Semimajor axis (a) 101629924.656231 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.559918736883718
Inclination (i) 112.81525523236°
(1.96899765028245 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 227.152367452903°
(3.96455671575317 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 536.213636261272°
(9.35869344685046 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 537.421329334419°
(9.37977166733039 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 36000 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 Styx.cfg (New Horizons Pluto Encounter.zip)

Styx (S/2012 P 1) is a small satellite of Pluto. It was discovered in images by the New Horizons spacecraft in June 2012 and was named for the goddess of the River Styx in Greek mythology.

Styx in Orbiter[edit]

Styx was introduced to Orbiter with the release of New Horizons Pluto Encounter.zip in July 2015.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Styx
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

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