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Pluto
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Plutohas albedo < 0.25has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has synodic period 366.7 dayshas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has rotation period 6d9h17m49shas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has orbital velocity Vorb 4.7 km s-1has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has eccentricity 0.249has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has perhelion date 1989has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has inclination to the ecliptic 17°.17has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has distance from Sun 39.44 AUhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:12.0
is a part of our solar system2001-09-27 09:32:12.0
has radius < 2900 kmhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has discovery date 1930has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:12.0
has discoverer Clyde Tombaughhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:12.0
has orbital period 248.43 yearshas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has temperature 50-60 Khas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has mass 6 × 1026 g, 0.1 to 0.2 MEarthhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has definition The most distant known planet from the Sun. Its orbit has the highest eccentricity and highest inclination to the ecliptic of any planet and some astronomers suggest that it may be an escaped satellite of Neptune. In the mid-1970s Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit on its way in, and for the rest of this century Pluto will be closer to the Sun than Neptune (Pluto and Neptune, however, are never less than 2.6 AU apart). Its mass and radius have not been determined with any great certainty.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:12.0
is an instance of terrestrial planet2001-09-27 09:32:12.0
is an instance of superior planethas source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:32:12.0
terrestrial planethas composition mostly made of heavier non-volatile elements2001-09-27 09:31:54.0
has material silicates, oxides, water2001-09-27 09:31:54.0
planetis a part of solar system2001-09-27 09:31:54.0
has orbit2001-09-27 09:31:54.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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