Kerberos (moon)
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Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped outer moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kerberos | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moon of Pluto
ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ outer moon ⓘ |
| albedo | high geometric albedo ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Moons of Pluto
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ⓘ
Outer Solar System moon ⓘ Trans‑Neptunian satellite ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | natural satellite ⓘ |
| dimensions | approximately 12 kilometers by 4.5 kilometers ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Hubble Space Telescope
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ⓘ
Mark R. Showalter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| discoveryAnnouncementDate | 2011-07-20 ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | search for small moons and rings around Pluto ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | space telescope imaging ⓘ |
| distanceFromPluto | between Nix and Hydra ⓘ |
| exploredBy | New Horizons spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flybyDate | July 2015 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfKnownMoonsInSystem | one of five known moons of Pluto ⓘ |
| imagedBy | New Horizons LORRI camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kuiper belt
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ⓘ
Pluto system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | very low mass ⓘ |
| meanRadius | approximately 6 kilometers ⓘ |
| memberOf | Pluto system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cerberus
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ⓘ
mythological three‑headed dog guarding the underworld ⓘ |
| nameLanguageForm | Greek form of Cerberus ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | prograde ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 32.2 Earth days ⓘ |
| orbitalResonance |
near 1:4 resonance with Nix
ⓘ
near 1:5 resonance with Charon ⓘ near 1:6 resonance with Hydra ⓘ |
| orbits | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pluto–Charon system
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ⓘ
Pluto’s satellite system ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2011 (134340) 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeSizeInSystem |
larger than Styx
ⓘ
smaller than Nix and Hydra ⓘ |
| rotationState | chaotic rotation ⓘ |
| shape |
irregular
ⓘ
likely bilobed ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | bright ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | water ice rich ⓘ |
| systemHasPrimary |
Charon
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ⓘ
Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tidalLocking | not tidally locked to Pluto ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hydra (moon)
subject surface form:
Hydra (moon)