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'''Pluto''' is the controversial ninth [[planet]] in the [[solar system]]; many astronomers think that it should be reclassified as a [[minor planet]], [[trans-neptunian object]], [[icy dwarf]] or merely the largest of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutinos Plutinos].
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{| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:25px 0 0 10px; border:3px solid lightsteelblue;width:250px; font-size:90%; font-family:'Arial','Helvetica'; float: right; clear: right;"Pluto in Orbiter"
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It has three natural satellites: [[Charon]] is the largest, and two smaller ones, [[S/2005 P1]] and [[S/2005 P2]], have only recently been discovered.
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Pluto
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:PlutoScrshot.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Pluto in Orbiter'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Pluto
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Sun
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|width="30%"|Number of satellites||align="right" width="30%"|
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!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%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|39.48168677 AU <br> (5.906376272×10<sup>12</sup> km)
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|-
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.24880766
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|17.14175° <br> (0.299180 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|110.30347° <br> (1.925159 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|224.06676° <br> (3.910703 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|238.92881° <br> (4.170094 radian)
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|-
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary orbital element centennial rates
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|-0.00076912 AU/Century
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="50%"|0.00006465 Century<sup>-1</sup>
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|11.07 seconds/Century
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|-37.33 seconds/Century
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|-132.25 seconds/Century
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|522747.90 seconds/Century
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|1151 km
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.5×10<sup>22</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|Density||align="right" width="30%"|1.1 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
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|width="30%"|Sidereal rotation period||align="right" width="30%"|153.28 hours
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|width="30%"|Sidereal orbit period||align="right" width="30%"|248.0208 years
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|width="30%"|Magnitude V(1,0)||align="right" width="30%"|-1.0
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|width="30%"|Geometric albedo||align="right" width="30%"|0.3
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|width="30%"|Equatorial gravity||align="right" width="30%"|0.655 m/s<sup>2</sup>
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|width="30%"|Escape velocity||align="right" width="30%"|1.3 km/s
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements
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|width="30%"|North pole right ascension (α<sub>1</sub>)||align="right" width="30%"|311.50°
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|width="30%"|North pole declination (δ<sub>1</sub>)||align="right" width="30%"|4.14°
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|width="30%"|Obliqutiy of ecliptic||align="right" width="30%"|68.69°
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|width="30%"|Longitude of Sun's transit||align="right" width="30%"|225.19°
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Atmospheric parameters
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None
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Ecliptic position from primary*
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Orbiter.pdf (2016)
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|}
  
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Pluto is not included in the standard Orbiter distribution, but an addon can be downloaded from [[Orbithangar]].
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'''Pluto''' is a [[dwarf planet]] in the [[Solar System]].<ref>[https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/dwarf-planets/pluto/overview/ Pluto Overview], Retrieved 2019-04-01</ref> Its formal name is '''134340 Pluto'''. The dwarf planet is the ninth largest body that moves around the [[Sun]]. At first, Pluto was called a planet. Now, it is the largest body in the Kuiper belt.
  
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Further information at Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto]
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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 [[w:orbital eccentricity|odd]] orbit and this orbit is very sloped. It takes Pluto to 30 to 49&nbsp;[[Astronomical unit|AU]] (4.4–7.4 billion&nbsp;km) from the Sun. This causes Pluto to sometimes go closer to the Sun than [[Neptune]].
  
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{{Planet-Stub}}
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Pluto is not included in the standard Orbiter distribution, but an addon can be downloaded from [[Orbithangar]].<ref>[https://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4595 Pluto and Moons], Retrieved 2019-04-01</ref>
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Further information at Wikipedia: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto
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==References==
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[[Category:Solar System]]
 
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Pluto
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Pluto in Orbiter
Designation
Name Pluto
Reference body Sun
Number of satellites
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch J2000 (1 January 2000)
Semimajor axis (a) 39.48168677 AU
(5.906376272×1012 km)
Eccentricity (e) 0.24880766
Inclination (i) 17.14175°
(0.299180 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 110.30347°
(1.925159 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 224.06676°
(3.910703 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 238.92881°
(4.170094 radian)
Planetary orbital element centennial rates
Semimajor axis (a) -0.00076912 AU/Century
Eccentricity (e) 0.00006465 Century-1
Inclination (i) 11.07 seconds/Century
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) -37.33 seconds/Century
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) -132.25 seconds/Century
Mean longitude (L) 522747.90 seconds/Century
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 1151 km
Mass 1.5×1022 kg
Density 1.1 g/cm3
Sidereal rotation period 153.28 hours
Sidereal orbit period 248.0208 years
Magnitude V(1,0) -1.0
Geometric albedo 0.3
Equatorial gravity 0.655 m/s2
Escape velocity 1.3 km/s
Rotation elements
North pole right ascension (α1) 311.50°
North pole declination (δ1) 4.14°
Obliqutiy of ecliptic 68.69°
Longitude of Sun's transit 225.19°
Atmospheric parameters
Ecliptic position from primary*
Note *Elements given are from Orbiter.pdf (2016)

Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Solar System.[1] Its formal name is 134340 Pluto. The dwarf planet is the ninth largest body that moves around the Sun. At first, Pluto was called a planet. Now, it 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.

Pluto is not included in the standard Orbiter distribution, but an addon can be downloaded from Orbithangar.[2]

Further information at Wikipedia: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto

References

  1. ↑ Pluto Overview, Retrieved 2019-04-01
  2. ↑ Pluto and Moons, Retrieved 2019-04-01
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