Pluto follows Juno

Pluto reaches opposition only 11 hours after, and one constellation east from Juno, whose path we showed yesterday. Being 19 times farther from us (34.6 and 1.8 astronomical units or Sun-Earth distances), it is far dimmer (magnitudes 14.4 and 9.2). Pluto was denoted from major planet to dwarf planet in 2006; asteroid 3 Juno has … Continue reading "Pluto follows Juno" The post Pluto follows Juno…