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Nix
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Nix

Natural satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto

Entitymoon of PlutoQ102694

Also known as (134340) Pluto II · Pluto II · S/2005 P 2

Instance of
Part of

Overview

All data

35 statements · 11% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Orbits
Site of astronomical discovery
Discovered
  • May 15, 2005
Discovered by
Provisional designation
  • S/2005 P 2
Named after
Radius
  • 46.5 km
Semi-major axis
  • 48,694 km
Eccentricity
  • 0.0023
Orbital period
  • 24.8549 days
Inclination
  • 0.133 degree
Albedo
Official name
  • (134340) Plutó II
Density
  • 1.37 g/cm³ state of matter: solid · temperature: unknown
Temperature
  • 33 K sourcing circumstances: minimum
  • 55 K sourcing circumstances: maximum
Apparent magnitude
  • 23.38
IPA transcription
  • nɪks language: German · applies to name of subject: Nix
Periapsis
  • 48,590 km
Apoapsis
  • 48,790 km
Absolute magnitude

On other databases

9 identifiers linking Nix across the web's reference databases