SOLAR SYSTEM

MOONS OF PLUTO

Planet Pluto has 5 moons. Charon, the largest moon, is half the size of Pluto and is so massive that Pluto and it orbit around a common center (barycenter). For this reason, Pluto and Charon are considered double dwarf planets.

Largest to smallest:

Pluto moons at a glance

Name Size* Distance** Magnitude
Charon 1 1 16.8
Hydra 2 5 22.9
Kerberos 4 4 26.1
Nix 3 3 23.8
Styx 5 2 27


* Size = 1 is the the largest
** Distance = 1 is the closest in orbit

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