Nix in 3D — live position and orbit

A moon with a reddish crater on an otherwise bright icy surface, rotating chaotically and retrograde relative to its own orbit.

Nix is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Nix; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Radius

18.0 km

Mass

2.25 × 10¹⁶ kg

Surface gravity

0.00 m/s²

Mean temperature

-232 °C

Orbits

Pluto

Distance from the Sun

0.000 AU

Orbital period

25 days

Axial tilt

0.0°

Known moons

0