It is the fourth moon of Pluto that has been discovered after the discovery of Charon moon Nix. These small moons were found in 2005 by a Hubble Space Telescope team studying the Pluto system.
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Plutos moons to scale.
Kerberos moon diameter. It is so big Pluto and Charon are sometimes referred to as a double planet system. Mean Distance from Pluto. Diameter d s.
Showalter SETI Institute Kerberos and Styx have been official recognized as the names for the fourth and fifth moons of Pluto. All four are elongated. Natural satellite of Pluto with a diameter of 498 km across its longest dimension.
The tiny moon with a diameter estimated between 13 and 34 kilometres is located between the orbits of Nix and Hydra. Kerberos found in 2011 is smaller at 8 to 21 miles in diameter 13 to 34 kilometers. Kerbeross larger lobe is judged to be about 8km across.
45x10 16 40x10 16 kg D component mag. This moon is very small that is located between the Nix and Hydra orbits. 167 km 1038 miles Year Discovered.
The fifth moon called P5 since its discovery in 2012 has been named Styx. Kerberos has an estimated diameter of 1334 km 821 miles. Styx the other little moon in the system is of a comparable size.
43 km D dimensions a x b x c. Kerberos and Styx are much smaller and have comparable sizes roughly 10-12 kilometers across in their longest dimension. Kerberos appears to have a double-lobed shape approximately 74 miles 12 kilometers across in its long dimension and 28 miles 45 kilometers in its shortest dimension.
00030 00027 km 3 s 2 B15c mass m. Nix and Hydra have comparable sizes approximately 40 kilometers across in their longest dimension above. They revolve around Pluto outside Charons path in nearly circular orbits like Charon and in the same orbital plane as Charon.
Kerberos previously designated P4 was discovered in 2011. 1 2 5 6 Kerberos and Plutos other moons are thought to have been created by a cosmic collision between the dwarf planet and another celestial body early in the Solar System s history. NASA ESA and M.
Mean Distance from Pluto. 1 2 5 6 Kerberos and Plutos other moons are thought to have been created by a cosmic collision between the dwarf planet and another celestial body early in the Solar System s history. 192 miles 31 km 35905 miles 57783 km unknown.
The moon called Kerberos has been discovered in 2011. 64750 km 40233 miles Orbital Period around Pluto. Pluto and its five moons will be explored further in July 2015 when NASAs New Horizons.
The latest discovery Styx was found in 2012 and is the smallest moon so far only 6 to 15 miles across. Kerberos is the Greek form of the name Cerberus which ranked second in the voting. That of Read More.
Charon at 1212 kilometer 751 mile diameter Nix and Hydra at approximately 40 kilometers 25 miles across their longest dimension and Kerberos and Styx at. The smaller lobe is roughly 5km in diameter. 0465 0035 S15c rotation period RP s.
Discovered along with Plutos outermost moon Hydra on 15 June 2005 by the Pluto Companion Search Team. 89 D geometric albedo. Kerberos is a kind of a natural small satellite moon of the planet Pluto and its existence was formally announced in 2011.
Kerberos has an estimated diameter of 13 to 34 kilometers and Styx is thought to be irregular in shape and 10 to 25 kilometers across. The orbital radius of Hydra is about 64721 km 40216 miles. Other four moonsHydra Nix Kerberos and Styxare much smaller than Charon.
Charon is by far the largest of Plutos moons with a diameter of 1212 kilometers. 54 x 41 x 36 km S15c diameter ratio d s d p. Discovered in 1978 this small moon is almost half the size of Pluto.
Kerberos has an estimated diameter of 1334 km 821 miles.
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