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Pluto is a dwarf planet with a moon called Charon as well as four others named Styx, Kerberos, Hydra, and Nix.
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What planet has a large satellite compared to its size?
Its Earth, with its one moon which is called `The Moon`. Although our moon is not the largest in the solar system, it still comparatively large compared to its planet. The other large moons in the solar system are around much larger outer planets. If we consider dwarf planet Pluto, there is an even bigger moon in comparison (Charon).
What two planets only have one moon?
Earth is the only planet with one moon. Pluto use to be classified as a planet. It had only one discovered moon for a while, but astronomers have since found more moons belonging to Pluto.
Who discovered charon the moon?
Charon was discovered on June 22, 1978, at the United States Naval Observatory, Flagstaff Station.
What are Plutos moons called?
Pluto has one moon: Charon. The others are Nix and Hydra.
What planet does charin belong to?
Charon is one of the moons of Pluto.
What planet's only moon is named Charon?
There is no such planet. Charon is the name of one of the moons of Pluto. Pluto has four other moons in addition to Charon, but they were not discovered until much later. Additionally, as of 2006 Pluto is no longer considered a planet.
What is plutos most interesting moon?
Pluto's most interesting moon is known as Charon. The moon is so big which makes Pluto to be referred as a dwarf planet.
What does Pluto's moon called?
Pluto has 5 known moons. The largest one is called Charon.
Why do astronomers sometimes consider Pluto and its moon Charon to a double planet?
Charon (1,206 km diameter) is more than half the size of Pluto (diameter 2,274 km). When two objects orbit, like a planet and its moon, they orbit around the shared center of mass, called the barycenter. In most cases, the planet is so much heavier than its moon that the shared center is actually inside the planet, so it's correct to say the moon is orbiting around the planet. In the case of Pluto and Charon, the barycenter is in between the two bodies. This is the reason for calling it a double planet, because neither one really goes around the other, they circle that common center.
What planet has a large satellite compared to its size?
Its Earth, with its one moon which is called `The Moon`. Although our moon is not the largest in the solar system, it still comparatively large compared to its planet. The other large moons in the solar system are around much larger outer planets. If we consider dwarf planet Pluto, there is an even bigger moon in comparison (Charon).
Which planet has a moon which is close to it in diameter?
Dwarf planet Pluto has the moon Charon which is almost half its diameter (2390 km and 1205 km), but Pluto is no longer a planet... The next one is the Earth with the Moon having a diameter 0.273 times the Earth's.
Pluto's moons are called.....?
Pluto has one moon: Charon. The others are Nix and Hydra.
What are some moons that begin with the letter C?
Jupiter has a small moon called Cyllene, about 2 km accross. Saturn has one called Calypso. Uranus a small moon called Cordelia and another called Cupid. Perhaps the most well known moon begining with `C` is Charon, a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto.
Is Charon one of Saturn's moons?
No. Charon is a moon of Pluto, not Saturn.
What other planet has only 1 moon?
A couple of years ago, I would have said "Pluto" which has one moon - Charon. But Pluto has been demoted to "dwarf planet" or "Trans-Neptunian object", so it seems earth is the only planet with just one moon in our solar system.
Why are Pluto and charon considered one planet?
No. They are separate objects. Some have suggested that the Pluto-Charon system be called a binary or double planet, as rather than Charon simply orbiting Pluto, the two orbit around their common center of mass.
What two planets only have one moon?
Earth is the only planet with one moon. Pluto use to be classified as a planet. It had only one discovered moon for a while, but astronomers have since found more moons belonging to Pluto.
