Pluto has a moderately eccentric and inclined orbit, ranging from 30 to 49 astronomical units (4.5 to 7.3 billion kilometres; 2.8 to 4.6 billion miles) from the Sun. Light from the Sun takes 5.5 …

Apr 22, 2025 · Pluto's orbit around the Sun is unusual compared to the planets: it's both elliptical and tilted. Pluto's 248-year-long, oval-shaped orbit can take it as far as 49.3 astronomical units …

Jun 23, 2025 · Since Pluto is located so far from the sun, it takes around 248 Earth years for Pluto to orbit the sun. Pluto’s orbit around the sun is not only a very long journey, it’s also elliptical, …

Sep 28, 2025 · Pluto’s mean distance from the Sun, about 5.9 billion km (3.7 billion miles or 39.5 astronomical units), gives it an orbit larger than that of the outermost planet, Neptune.

Pluto, also designated (134340) Pluto or 134340 Pluto, is the second-largest known dwarf planet in the solar system and the tenth largest observed body directly orbiting the Sun. It orbits …

Sep 1, 2019 · Pluto is named after the Greek god of the underworld. Surface features on Pluto are named after deities of the underworld. Once considered to be the ninth planet in the Solar …

3 days ago · A large moon half the diameter of Pluto that is tidally locked with its parent body, forming a binary system where both objects perpetually show the same face to each other as …

Jan 31, 2025 · Pluto’s orbit is a celestial ballet, influencing its planetary classification. Its elliptical path around the sun dances between the confines of the Kuiper Belt and the outer reaches of …

Apr 29, 2025 · NASA's New Horizons was the first and, so far, the only mission to explore Pluto. New Horizons also was the first mission to explore the solar system's recently discovered …

Pluto and Charon both orbit a common center of mass which lies between them, blurring the distinction between planet and moon. Properly speaking, Pluto and Charon are a double planet.