Pluto

Summary

Pluto is a plutoid^[1]. Pluto draws 19,284 Wikipedia views per month (plutoid category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pluto is credited with the discovery of Clyde Tombaugh^[3].
• Pluto's instance of is recorded as plutoid^[4].
• Pluto's instance of is recorded as dwarf planet^[5].
• Pluto's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[6].
• Pluto's instance of is recorded as plutino^[7].
• Pluto's instance of is recorded as list of Neptune-crossing minor planets^[8].
• Pluto's instance of is recorded as Kuiper belt object^[9].
• Pluto's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[10].
• Pluto is named after Pluto^[11].
• Pluto followed (134339) 5628 T-3^[12].
• Pluto was followed by (134341) 1979 MA^[13].
• Pluto's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[14].
• The location of Pluto was outer Solar System^[15].
• Pluto is part of Pluto System^[16].
• Pluto is used for colonization of Pluto^[17].
• Pluto's Commons category is recorded as 134340 Pluto^[18].
• Pluto's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[19].
• Pluto's child astronomical body is recorded as Charon^[20].
• Pluto's child astronomical body is recorded as Nix^[21].
• Pluto's child astronomical body is recorded as Hydra^[22].
• Pluto's child astronomical body is recorded as Kerberos^[23].
• Pluto's child astronomical body is recorded as Styx^[24].
• Pluto's child astronomical body is recorded as hadeosynchronous orbit^[25].
• Pluto's child astronomical body is recorded as hadeostationary orbit^[26].
• Pluto's child astronomical body is recorded as hadeocentric orbit^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include plutoid^[4], dwarf planet^[5], trans-Neptunian object^[6], plutino^[7], list of Neptune-crossing minor planets^[8], and Kuiper belt object^[9].

Origins

Pluto is named after Pluto^[11].

Use and Application

Pluto is used for colonization of Pluto^[17]. Pluto comprises atmosphere of Pluto^[28]. Pluto is part of Pluto System^[16].

Influence

Things named for Pluto include plutino^[29], an astronomical object type^[30]; plutoid^[31], an astronomical object type^[32]; and Pluto Glacier^[33], a glacier^[34].

Why It Matters

Pluto draws 19,284 Wikipedia views per month (plutoid category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] Pluto has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Pluto is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Pluto include plutino^[29], an astronomical object type^[30]; plutoid^[31], an astronomical object type^[32]; and Pluto Glacier^[33], a glacier^[34].