Charon
Charon (Satellite naturale). Scopri dimensioni, orbita e posizione in tempo reale su una mappa 3D del Sistema Solare. Charon, formal designation (134340) Pluto I, is the largest of the five known natural satellites of the dwarf planet Pluto.
Charon, formal designation (134340) Pluto I, is the largest of the five known natural satellites of the dwarf planet Pluto. It has a mean radius of 606 km (377 mi). Charon is a planetary-mass moon and the sixth-largest known trans-Neptunian object after Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, and Gonggong. It was discovered in 1978 at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., using photographic plates taken at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station (NOFS).
- Tipo: Satellite naturale
- In orbita attorno a: Pluto
- Diametro: 1212 km
- Periodo orbitale: 6.4 giorni