File:TheKuiperBelt Orbits PlutoQuadSystem.svg
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[edit] Summary
Pluto's Quad System - polar view Plotted by a program written by Eurocommuter.
[edit] Graph
- Orbits (from the center)
- Pluto in red
- Charon in yellow
- S/2005 P 2 in blue
- S/2005 P 1 in green
- Orbits plotted in brighter colours above the ecliptic and darker below.
- Major axis drawn showing perihelia (q) and aphelia (Q) and the dates of the passage.
- Bodies
- Sizes aligned (relative sizes not to scale!)
- The bodies' positions shown on 2006/05/15 and 2006/05/18 to align with HST picture.
- Orientation
- The baricenter of the system in the centre of the graph.
- Yellow segment points toward the vernal point.
- View from the direction of the Charon's orbit's pole (δ=-6°, RA=133°)
[edit] Data Source
- Buie M.W., Grundy W.M., Young, E.F., Young L.A., Stern S.A. (2005), Orbits and photometry of Pluto's satellites: Charon, S/2005 P1 and S/2005 P2, submitted
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