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Which planet has a moon called Sharon?
Pluto has a moon named Charon, and is a dwarf planet, not a planet.
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 are Plutos moons called?
Pluto has one moon: Charon. The others are Nix and Hydra.
Who discovered charon the moon?
Charon was discovered on June 22, 1978, at the United States Naval Observatory, Flagstaff Station.
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.
Which planet has a moon called Sharon?
Pluto has a moon named Charon, and is a dwarf planet, not a planet.
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.
Is Sharon or Pluto the moon?
Sharon is a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto. It is one of five known moons orbiting Pluto.
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 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 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.
Which pair of planets comes closed to being a double planet?
Pluto and Charon are the closest bodies in our solar system to an answer to this question, however, neither is a planet. Pluto used to be, but times change. When Pluto was a planet, it and its moon, Charon, were the closest in size of any of the planets. Currently the planet and moon with that distinction is the earth and its moon, the Moon. But no two bodies within our solar system which are classified as planets are considered double.
Pluto's moons are called.....?
Pluto has one moon: Charon. The others are Nix and Hydra.
Is Charon one of Saturn's moons?
No. Charon is a moon of Pluto, not Saturn.
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.
