Charon

Summary

Charon is a moon of Pluto^[1]. Charon draws 1,480 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_pluto category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Charon is credited with the discovery of James W. Christy^[3].
• Charon's instance of is recorded as moon of Pluto^[4].
• Charon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station^[5].
• Charon is named after Charon^[6].
• Charon is part of outer Solar System^[7].
• Charon is part of Pluto System^[8].
• Charon's Commons category is recorded as Charon (moon)^[9].
• Charon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Pluto^[10].
• Charon's type of orbit is recorded as hadeocentric orbit^[11].
• Charon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-06-22T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Charon's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈçaːʁɔn^[13].
• Charon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Charon (moon)^[14].
• Charon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.00005'}^[15].
• Charon's flattening is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.5'}^[16].
• Charon's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.8'}^[17].
• Charon's topic has template is recorded as Template:GeoTemplate/charon^[18].
• Charon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[19].
• Charon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.080'}^[20].
• Charon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+119.591'}^[21].
• Charon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+112.783'}^[22].
• Charon's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.702'}^[23].
• Charon's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q613726', 'amount': '+1.52'}^[24].
• Charon's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+603.6'}^[25].
• Charon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+6.38723'}^[26].
• Charon's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+223.046'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Charon's instance of is recorded as moon of Pluto^[4].

Origins

Charon is named after Charon^[6].

Use and Application

Part of include outer Solar System^[7], a zone^[28] and Pluto System^[8].

Why It Matters

Charon draws 1,480 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_pluto category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2] Charon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Charon is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]