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Name
- Charon
- Also known as Pluto I
Discovery date
- October 24, 1851
Discoverer
- William Lassell
Orbiting
Characteristics
- Mass = ((1.52 ± 0.06) × 1021 kg[1]
- Radius = 603.5 ± 1.5 km[1]
- Density = 1.65 ± 0.06 g/cm3[1]
- Semi-major axis = 17 536 ± 4 km[1]
- Eccentricity = 0.002 2[1]
- Orbital period = 6.387 230 4 ± 0.000 001 1 Earth days[1]
- Rotation period = synchronous[1]
- Atmosphere = None known[1]
- Surface temperature = ~53 K[1]
About the moon
- Is one of the largest natural satellites in the Solar System.[1]
- Is the largest satellite of Pluto.[1]
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