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It is a satellite (moon) of Pluto, which itself was declared a "Dwarf Planet" at the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Symposium in 2006.
Pluto is very small - only 2/3rds the size of Earth's moon. Charon is 1/2 that size - which is large enough that the IAU would have faced calling Pluto-Charon a "Double Planet" if they had decided to call Pluto one.
However, IAU's decision was based upon the fact that there are MANY objects in similar orbits to Pluto's (some even larger than Pluto itself, such as Eris), and we would have ended up listing dozens (possibly hundreds) of objects as "Planets"
No. Charon is not a planet; it is a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto.
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Charon is the largest satellite of which planet?
The dwarf planet Pluto.
What planet has a moon named Charon?
The planet with a moon named Charon is Pluto. Charon is the largest of Pluto's five moons and it is about half the size of Pluto itself.
Which planet has one moon called Charon?
Pluto is a dwarf planet with a moon called Charon as well as four others named Styx, Kerberos, Hydra, and Nix.
Which planet has a moon called charon?
Charon is so far away and so small that astronomers are unable to see it from Earth. It is therefore unsure whether Charon has craters but it is likely as every other planet and moon in the solar system has been bombarded by meteors in the past.
What planet does the moon Charon orbit?
It is undecided whether Charon is Pluto's moon or if it is in a binary planet system with Pluto (which is actually a dwarf planet). But using Pluto's orbit, it takes about 248 Earth years (90,613 days) to orbit the Sun completely.
Who found planet Charon and when did they find it?
The is no planet Charon. Charon is a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto. Charon was discovered by James Christy in 1978.
Is Charon the smallest planet?
No. Charon is not a planet; it is the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto. The smallest planet is Mercury.
Charon is the largest satellite of which planet?
The dwarf planet Pluto.
When was Charon the dwarf planet discovered?
It was discovered in 1978. But it's not a dwarf planet. It's a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto.
Do Pluto and Charon have gaseous surfaces?
No. The planet Pluto is a solid dwarf planet. The moon Charon is a solid moon.
How many rings does charon have?
Charon is the largest satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto.It has no rings.
Is charon a binary dwarf planet?
Because the barycenter of the Pluto-Charon lies between the two bodies, it is a binary system, and one could extrapolate the definition of a dwarf Planet to include Charon. However, the IAU has not yet defined a binary dwarf planet. So the answer is yes and no. If you were to adhere to the current IAU opinion, Charon is a moon. If you would like to adhere to the physics of the system, then yes, they are binary.
What planet has a moon named Charon?
The planet with a moon named Charon is Pluto. Charon is the largest of Pluto's five moons and it is about half the size of Pluto itself.
What is charons dwarf planets name?
Charon is a moon that orbits the dwarf planet Pluto.
Which planet has one moon called Charon?
Pluto is a dwarf planet with a moon called Charon as well as four others named Styx, Kerberos, Hydra, and Nix.
What is the symbol of Charon the dwarf planet?
The symbol for Charon, the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, is a combination of the letters "C" and "H." The "C" stands for "Charon" and the "H" represents the shared first initial of Pluto's discoverer, Clyde W. Tombaugh.
How many moons has the dwarf planet Pluto?
The dwarf planet Pluto and its binary partner Charon have two moons, Nix and Hydra.
