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1. www.britannica.com › place › Pluto-dwarf-planetPluto | Size, Moons, Temperature, & Facts | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Pluto, large, distant member of the solar system that formerly was regarded as the outermost and smallest planet. It also was considered the most recently discovered planet, having been found in 1930.

   • In 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) removed Pluto from the list of planets and classified it as a dwarf planet because of its small...
   • Amateur American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh found Pluto in the constellation Gemini on February 18, 1930.
   • Pluto’s mean distance from the Sun is about 5.9 billion km (3.7 billion miles or 39.5 astronomical units).
   • Pluto's orbit is more elongated, or eccentric, than any of the planetary orbits and more inclined (at 17.1°) to the ecliptic. In traveling its ecce...
   • Pluto possesses five known moons. Charon is by far the largest, being fully half the size of Pluto. Pluto’s other four moons—Hydra, Nix, Kerberos,...

2. theskylive.com › pluto-infoDwarf Planet Pluto | TheSkyLive

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   5 days ago · Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. It was discovered in 1930 by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh and was considered the ninth planet in the solar system until it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.

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4. www.britannica.com › place › Pluto-dwarf-planetPluto - Atmosphere, Composition, Temperature | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Is Pluto a planet? Is Pluto's orbit circular or eccentric? Does Pluto have any moons?

5. theskylive.com › pluto-trackerDwarf Planet Pluto Live Position | TheSkyLive.com

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   3 days ago · Pluto Live Position. High precision real time tracking tool for Dwarf Planet Pluto which can be used identify Dwarf Planet Pluto and follow its movements across deep sky stellar fields.

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     The Year of Pluto - New Horizons Documentary Brings Humanity Closer to the Edge of the Solar System

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7. www.britannica.com › place › Pluto-dwarf-planetPluto - Charon, Nix, Hydra | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Pluto - Charon, Nix, Hydra: Pluto possesses five known moons. Charon, by far the largest, is fully half the size of Pluto. It revolves around Pluto—more accurately, the two bodies revolve around a common centre of mass—at a distance of about 19,640 km (12,200 miles), equal to about eight Pluto diameters.

8. oxfordre.com › planetaryscience › displayThe Pluto−Charon System - Oxford Research Encyclopedias

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   3 days ago · The Pluto system consists of Pluto and its large satellite Charon, plus four small satellites: Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Pluto and Charon are spherical bodies, with diameters of 2,377 and 1,212 km, respectively. They are tidally locked to one another such that each spins about its axis with the same 6.39-day period as their mutual orbit ...

9. www.youtube.com › watchExploring Pluto: The Dwarf Planet's - YouTube

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   4 days ago · Exploring Pluto: The Dwarf Planet's. Space Spectra. 22 subscribers. Subscribed. 0. 1 waiting Premieres Jun 24, 2024.