Questions tagged [pluto]
Questions regarding the former 9th (now dwarf) planet Pluto.
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How do I determine the velocity of Pluto at aphelion and perihelion?
I am a college astronomy student and I have to find the velocity of Pluto at aphelion and perihelion. I have found the distance of perihelion to be $1.96\times10^9$ km. Aphelion has a distance of $3....
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Abundance of penitente ice formations in the solar system
When researching for my question on extraterresitral snow, I learned about a rare snow formation called penitente which seems to be found on various (dwarf) planets, like Earth, Mars, and Pluto. ...
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How can I calculate the geocentric longitude of Pluto in a similar way to VSOP87's algorithm?
The book "Astronomical Algorithms" teaches a way to calculate the position of any of the planets for almost any date, until you get to Pluto.
To try to get around that, I attempted to ...
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Planet X prediction by V. B. Ketkar; how could a search for the 2nd planet (Vishnu) be conducted?
The Indian Astronomer V. B. Ketkar (1853-1930) predicted TWO trans Neptune planets in 1911 in a letter to Bulletin of Astronomical Society of France in May 1911, page 277. Laplace Laws of satellites ...
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