is there anything in our galaxy that happens to be about 5.3 times the mass of pluto?
2007-02-10 07:52:05 · 5 answers · asked by coolchess123 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Pluto is a relatively small object. Its less massive than the earth, in fact is less massive than any other planet in our solar system.
So all the planets in our system (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are more massive than Pluto. Every star (even the smalles brown dwarf) are all more massive than Pluto. So everything we can see with our eyes and almost everything we can see with telescopes is more massive than Pluto.
As for something exactly 5.3 times the mass of Pluto, I had to read a bit.
5.3 times the mass of Pluto = .011 earth masses, and the closest I can find in our system is Jupiter's moon Callisto, at .018 earth masses.
I'll let you do some reading on your own to see if you can find a moon that's closer than this.
2007-02-10 13:02:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure there's something out there in the galaxy that is 5.3 times the mass of Pluto. However, in the solar system, the only things that would be close to that mass would be Earth or Venus.
2007-02-10 16:42:31 · answer #2 · answered by Tikimaskedman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you say it is a question about the solar system and then ask about the galaxy? The galaxy and solar system are two COMPLETELY different things.
There must be something about that mass somewhere in the galaxy, but we don't know about it. There is nothing about that mass in the solar system.
2007-02-10 16:01:14 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good Q! but i dont think anyone knows but i read somtin heres what it says: Vital Statistics>>>Mass> (Earth =1)0.002 Mass.: Well i hope that helps!
2007-02-10 16:47:11 · answer #4 · answered by Zack Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Closest I can find is Io.
2007-02-10 18:57:17 · answer #5 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋