2006-11-04 15:55:34 · 18 answers · asked by arniehernandez35 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
somewhere no one else is
2006-11-04 16:10:27 · answer #1 · answered by futureastronaut1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pluto (IPA: /ËpluËtÉÊ/), designated 134340 Pluto in the Minor Planet Center catalogue, is the second-largest known dwarf planet in the solar system. It orbits between 29 and 49 AU from the Sun, and was the first Kuiper Belt Object to be discovered. Approximately one-fifth the mass of the Earth's Moon, Pluto is primarily composed of rock and ice. It has an eccentric orbit that is highly inclined with respect to the planets and takes it closer to the Sun than Neptune during a portion of its orbit. Pluto and its largest satellite, Charon, could be considered a binary system because they are closer in size than any of the other known planetoid/moon combinations in the solar system, and because the barycentre of their orbits does not lie within either body. However, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has yet to formalize a definition for binary dwarf planets, so Charon is regarded as a moon of Pluto. Two smaller moons, Nix and Hydra, were discovered in 2005. Pluto is smaller than several of the natural satellites or moons in our solar system (see the list of solar system objects by radius).
From its discovery by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930, Pluto was considered the ninth planet from the Sun. In the late 20th and early 21st century, many similar objects were discovered in the outer solar system, most notably the Trans-Neptunian object Eris which is slightly larger than Pluto. In August 2006 the IAU redefined the term "planet", and classified Pluto, Ceres, and Eris as dwarf planets.[1] Pluto is also classified as the prototype of a family of trans-Neptunian objects.[2][3] After the reclassification, Pluto was added to the list of minor planets and given the number 134340.[4][5]
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2006-11-05 05:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, the previous answer gives you full information about the planet. I will tell you that tonight is November 5th and at 12:00 am Pluto is at:
RA. 17h 39
Dec -16º 19’
Magnitude 13.9
Pluto is behind the horizon, anyway even with a good telescope there’s not much to see about Pluto. We have to wait to New Horizons Probe to pass near Pluto to have a better glance.
2006-11-05 01:14:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You mean right now?
It's 5 Nov 2006. Pluto is 31.149 AU from the sun at 266.01 degrees heliocentric ecliptic longitude and +7.19 degrees heliocentric ecliptic latitude. It's 31.877 AU from Earth somewhere between Scorpius and Sagittarius.
2006-11-05 00:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stick Man's a moron. Pluto hangs with Mickey and Goofy.
2006-11-05 00:04:29 · answer #5 · answered by Dutch58 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dont these smart a$$ make you feel special
it lies around 3.9 BILLION miles from the sun, where as the earth is 92 million miles. it lies in the kieper belt. and has an orbital period of 248 years. and isnt a planet sence the orbit cross' that of neptune and is greatly eliptical
man what i would give to live on plutonian year
2006-11-05 00:08:38 · answer #6 · answered by darkpheonix262 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Outer Space.
2006-11-04 23:59:53 · answer #7 · answered by §sniperexpertxx§ ﺕ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
With Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
2006-11-04 23:57:16 · answer #8 · answered by stick man 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The outer most planet that rotates around the sun, yes it is a planet!
2006-11-05 00:08:27 · answer #9 · answered by danielditdit 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In space.
2006-11-08 19:08:55 · answer #10 · answered by ArticAnt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the Kuiper Belt
2006-11-04 23:58:15 · answer #11 · answered by crl_hein 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋