This craft was made to land on a astroid/Nix is a natural satellite of Pluto, with a diameter of 49.8 km (30.9 mi) across its longest dimension.[3] It was discovered along with Pluto's outermost moon Hydra on 15 May 2005 by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope,[1] and was named after Nyx, the Greek goddess of the night.[9] Nix is the third moon of Pluto by distance, orbiting between the moons Styx and Kerberos.[4]/ Discovery[1]
Discovered by Hubble Space Telescope
Discovery date 15 May 2005
Designations
Designation Pluto II[1]
Pronunciation /'n?ks/
Named after Nyx
Alternative names S/2005 P 2
Adjectives Nictian (/'n?kti?n/)
Orbital characteristics[2]
Semi-major axis 48694±3 km
Eccentricity 0.002036±0.000050
Orbital period 24.85463±0.00003 d
Inclination 0.133°±0.008° (122.53°±0.008° to Pluto's orbit)
Satellite of Pluto
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 49.8 x 33.2 x 31.1 km[3]
Mass (4.5±4.0)×1016 kg[4]
Mean density 1.37 g/cm3[3]
Surface gravity 0.00016319±0.00001813222 g
Rotation period 1.829 ± 0.009 d[5]
chaotic[6] (decreased by 10% between discovery and flyby)[7]
Axial tilt 132°[7] (to orbital plane; July 2015) (48° retrograde)
Albedo 0.56 ± 0.05 geometric[5]
Temperature 33–55 K
Apparent magnitude 23.38–23.7 (measured)[8]
GENERAL INFO
- Predecessor: SimpleHeavy Rework
- Created On: iOS
- Game Version: 0.9.802.0
- Price: $689k
- Number of Parts: 22
- Dimensions: 7 m x 3 m x 3 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 0m/s
- Total Thrust: 0N
- Engines: 0
- Wet Mass: 3,585kg
- Dry Mass: 3,585kg
STAGES
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