Pluto Companion Search Team
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The Pluto Companion Search Team is an astronomical research group responsible for discovering moons orbiting the dwarf planet Pluto, including the small satellite Nix.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hubble Space Telescope Pluto Companion Search Team | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical research group
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scientific collaboration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
NASA
NERFINISHED
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New Horizons mission science community NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Telescope Science Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovererOf |
Hydra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryTarget | moons of Pluto ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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observational astronomy ⓘ planetary science ⓘ |
| focusesOn | detection of faint companions near bright primary bodies ⓘ |
| hasResearchObjective |
characterization of small satellites of Pluto
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search for additional companions of Pluto ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United States (primary institutions) ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery |
Hydra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pluto system exploration efforts ⓘ |
| publicationTopic |
Hubble observations of the Pluto system
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discovery of Nix and Hydra ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Pluto system
NERFINISHED
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natural satellites of Pluto ⓘ outer Solar System bodies ⓘ |
| studies |
brightness and size of small satellites
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configuration of the Pluto–Charon satellite system ⓘ orbital dynamics of Pluto’s moons ⓘ |
| usedInstrument | Advanced Camera for Surveys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
digital image analysis
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high-resolution imaging ⓘ |
| usedTelescope | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hydra (moon)
this entity surface form:
Hubble Space Telescope Pluto Companion Search Team