S/2011 (134340) 1
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S/2011 (134340) 1 is a small outer moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, better known by its official name Kerberos.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moon of Pluto
ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | high ⓘ |
| alternativeDesignation | Pluto IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Kerberos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | dwarf planet Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Kuiper belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory | outer moon of Pluto ⓘ |
| dimensions | approximately 12 km × 4.5 km ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Mark R. Showalter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pluto Companion Search Team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredWith | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 2011-06-28 ⓘ |
| discoveryFacility | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryLocation | Earth orbit ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | Hubble Space Telescope imaging ⓘ |
| eccentricity | low orbital eccentricity ⓘ |
| exploredBy | New Horizons spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flybyDate | 2015-07-14 ⓘ |
| governingBodyForName | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfKnownMoonsInSystem | one of five known moons of Pluto ⓘ |
| imagedBy | New Horizons LORRI camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | small inclination relative to Pluto’s equator ⓘ |
| meanRadius | approximately 6 km ⓘ |
| memberOf | Pluto system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameApprovalDate | 2013-07-02 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cerberus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mythological three-headed dog guarding the underworld ⓘ |
| officialName | Kerberos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 32.1 days ⓘ |
| orbitalResonance |
near 1:4 resonance with Nix
ⓘ
near 1:5 resonance with Charon ⓘ near 1:6 resonance with Hydra ⓘ |
| orbits | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherMoonsInSystem |
Charon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ Nix NERFINISHED ⓘ Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentBody | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2011 (134340) 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativePosition | orbits between Nix and Hydra ⓘ |
| rotation | non-synchronous with its orbital period ⓘ |
| rotationState | chaotic rotation ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | approximately 57,800 km from Pluto ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | neutral to slightly gray ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | water ice (inferred) ⓘ |
| system | Pluto–Charon system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| systemType | circumbinary satellite of Pluto–Charon barycenter ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.