To: SunkenCiv
Charon, by contrast, orbits Pluto, as do at least two other moons, so Charon and the other two moons are not planets.Well, the Pluto-Charon system has its barycenter outside of both bodies, so it could be argued that the Pluto-Charon system is a double-planet, while Nix and Hydra orbit the two.
18 posted on
08/13/2006 9:56:20 PM PDT by
Pyro7480
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To: Pyro7480; SunkenCiv
Well, the Pluto-Charon system has its barycenter outside of both bodies, so it could be argued that the Pluto-Charon system is a double-planetThe article seems to indicate that the IAU is leaning toward this view as well:
"... Charon, once considered a moon of Pluto but now described as its double planet ... "
24 posted on
08/15/2006 8:13:24 PM PDT by
annie laurie
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