Nix
E110987
Nix is one of Pluto’s small outer moons, an irregularly shaped natural satellite discovered in 2005 that orbits the dwarf planet in a complex, resonant system with its other moons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nix canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
irregular satellite
ⓘ
moon of Pluto ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ outer moon ⓘ trans-Neptunian satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | high geometric albedo ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem | Solar System ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | natural satellite ⓘ |
| dimensions | approximately 49.8 × 33.2 × 31.1 km ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Hubble Space Telescope
ⓘ
Pluto Companion Search Team ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | May 2005 ⓘ |
| discoveryFacility | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | imaging ⓘ |
| distanceFromSunCategory | trans-Neptunian region ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
New Horizons
ⓘ
surface form:
New Horizons spacecraft
|
| flybyDate | July 2015 ⓘ |
| flybyMission | New Horizons ⓘ |
| gravitationalBinding | bound to Pluto-Charon barycenter ⓘ |
| hasFeature | large crater with bright ejecta ⓘ |
| hasNo | substantial atmosphere ⓘ |
| imagedInDetailBy |
LORRI
ⓘ
surface form:
New Horizons LORRI camera
|
| meanRadius | about 19 km ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Pluto’s satellite system
ⓘ
surface form:
Pluto system
Pluto ⓘ
surface form:
Pluto-Charon system
|
| namedAfter |
Greek goddess of the night
ⓘ
Nyx ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| namingYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| officialName | Nix self-link ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 24.9 hours ⓘ |
| orbitalResonance |
3:2 with Styx
ⓘ
4:1 with Charon (approximate) ⓘ |
| orbits | Pluto ⓘ |
| partOfResonantSystemWith |
Charon
ⓘ
Hydra ⓘ Kerberos ⓘ Styx ⓘ |
| primaryBody | Pluto ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2005 P 2 ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | outer to Styx and inner to Kerberos and Hydra ⓘ |
| rotationState | chaotic rotation ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxisFromPluto | about 48600 km ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | neutral to slightly red ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | water ice (dominant) ⓘ |
| system |
Pluto’s satellite system
ⓘ
surface form:
Pluto-Charon small moons system
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.