Pluto

Pluto — dwarf planet, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Pluto in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

A world of nitrogen glaciers and water-ice mountains, with a heart-shaped plain photographed by New Horizons in 2015. One Pluto year lasts longer than the entire history of its discovery.

Radius

1,188 km

Mass

1.31 × 10²² kg

Gravity

0.62 m/s²

Day

6.4 Earth days

Year

248 Earth years

Mean temp

−229 °C

Moons

5

Semi-major axis

39.5 AU

Explore Pluto in 3D

Cosmoscope places Pluto in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.