Pluto V
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Pluto V is the fifth known natural satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, officially named Styx.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Plutonian moon
ⓘ
moon ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | high ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Kuiper belt object system ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem | Pluto system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Pluto V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Hubble Space Telescope Pluto Companion Search Team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark R. Showalter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 2012 ⓘ |
| discoveredUsing | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 2012-06-26 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | optical imaging ⓘ |
| distanceFromSun_AU | ~39 at Pluto system ⓘ |
| exploredBy | New Horizons spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flybyDate | 2015-07-14 ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere | no significant atmosphere ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalEccentricity | low ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalInclination | small relative to Pluto-Charon plane ⓘ |
| hasRotationState | chaotic rotation ⓘ |
| hostBody | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inResonanceWith |
Charon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerberos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFifthKnownSatelliteOf | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massRelativeToPluto | very small ⓘ |
| meanRadius_km | ~5 to 7.5 ⓘ |
| memberOf | outer small moons of Pluto ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Styx (mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | river Styx in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
New Horizons LORRI camera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Horizons Ralph instrument ⓘ |
| officialName | Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialNameAdopted | 2013-07-02 ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | prograde ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod_days | ~20.16 ⓘ |
| orbits | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pluto-Charon system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2012 (134340) 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis_km | ~42656 ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | neutral to slightly gray ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.