S/2012 (134340) 1
E487059
S/2012 (134340) 1 is the provisional designation of Styx, the faint outer moon of the dwarf planet Pluto discovered in 2012.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
moon of Pluto ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem | Pluto system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Mark R. Showalter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| discoveredOnDate | 2012-06-26 ⓘ |
| discoveredUsing | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | approximately 0.65 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDimensions | 16 km × 9 km × 8 km ⓘ |
| hasCentralBody | dwarf planet Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryAnnouncementDate | 2012-07-11 ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryMethod | imaging ⓘ |
| hasIAUDesignation | Pluto V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeanDiameter | approximately 10.4 km ⓘ |
| hasMeanRadius | approximately 5.2 km ⓘ |
| hasName | Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNamingTheme | underworld-related mythological figures ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalEccentricity | approximately 0.0058 ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalInclination | approximately 0.81 degrees ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalPeriod | approximately 20.16 days ⓘ |
| hasProvisionalDesignation | S/2012 (134340) 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRotationState | chaotic rotation ⓘ |
| hasSemiMajorAxis | approximately 42656 km ⓘ |
| hasSpectralType | neutral to slightly blue ⓘ |
| isCataloguedUnderMinorPlanetNumber | 134340 (for Pluto) ⓘ |
| isFainterThan |
Hydra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kerberos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFaintMoonOf | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundTo | Pluto–Charon system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInResonanceWith | Charon (near 3:1 orbital resonance) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOuterMoonOf | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOuterSmallMoonOf | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Plutonian system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSmallerThan |
Charon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerberos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Styx (mythological river of the underworld) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbits |
Pluto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pluto–Charon barycenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | water ice rich ⓘ |
| wasImagedBy | New Horizons spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasVisitedBy | New Horizons flyby of Pluto in 2015 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.