| Albedo
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0.04 +
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| Apoapsis
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48,772 km (3.260207e-4 AU, 30,305.516 mi) +
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| Color
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#AAAAAA +
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| Date of discovery
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15 May 2005 +
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| Discoverer
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Hubble Space Telescope Pluto Companion Search Team +
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| Equatorial radius
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25 km (15.534 mi) +
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| Inclination
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6.981317e-4 rad (0.04 °, 0.0444 grad) +
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| Lunar mass
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5.0e+16 kg (6.804295e-7 M☾, 8.366815e-9 M⊕) +
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| Mean temperature
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44 K (-229.15 °C, -380.47 °F, 79.2 °R) +
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| Member of
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Solar system +,
Moon +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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22 August 2009 00:56:26 +
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| Name origin
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Greek ''Nyx'' goddess of night and mother of Charon (Egyptian spelling); first initial of "New Horizons" mission +
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| Orbital eccentricity
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0.002 +
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| Order
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2 +
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| Periapsis
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48,578 km (3.247239e-4 AU, 30,184.97 mi) +
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| Primary
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Pluto +
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| Semi-major axis
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48,675 km (3.253723e-4 AU, 30,245.243 mi) +
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| Sidereal period
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24.856 da (0.0681 a) +
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| Visiting mission
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New Horizons mission +
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| Categories |
Pluto,
Moon,
Solar system,
Astronomy
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