Pluto V

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Pluto V is the fifth known natural satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, officially named Styx.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pluto V canonical 4
Pluto V (Styx) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Plutonian moon
moon
natural satellite
albedo high
belongsTo Kuiper belt object system
belongsToPlanetarySystem Pluto system
cataloguedAs Pluto V
discoveredBy Hubble Space Telescope Pluto Companion Search Team
Mark R. Showalter
discoveredIn 2012
discoveredUsing Hubble Space Telescope
discoveryDate 2012-06-26
discoveryMethod optical imaging
distanceFromSun_AU ~39 at Pluto system
exploredBy New Horizons spacecraft
linked to: New Horizons
flybyDate 2015-07-14
hasAtmosphere no significant atmosphere
hasOrbitalEccentricity low
hasOrbitalInclination small relative to Pluto-Charon plane
hasRotationState chaotic rotation
hostBody Pluto
inResonanceWith Charon
Hydra
Kerberos
Nix
isFifthKnownSatelliteOf Pluto
massRelativeToPluto very small
meanRadius_km ~5 to 7.5
memberOf outer small moons of Pluto
namedAfter Styx (mythology)
linked to: Styx (goddess)
nameOrigin river Styx in Greek mythology
namingAuthority International Astronomical Union
observedBy New Horizons LORRI camera
linked to: LORRI

New Horizons Ralph instrument
officialName Styx
officialNameAdopted 2013-07-02
orbitalDirection prograde
orbitalPeriod_days ~20.16
orbits Pluto
partOf Pluto-Charon system
provisionalDesignation S/2012 (134340) 1
semiMajorAxis_km ~42656
shape irregular
surfaceColor neutral to slightly gray

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Styx catalogIdentifier Pluto V
Pluto V cataloguedAs Pluto V
Styx (moon) catalogueNumber Pluto V
Styx (moon) hasAlternativeName Pluto V (Styx)
linked to: Pluto V