Pluto Facts

Radius: 1,151 km
If Earth was the size of a nickel, Pluto would
   be about as big as a popcorn kernel
Mass: 1.3 x 1022 kg
Density: 1.92 to 2.06 gm/cc
Surface composition: H2O, N2, CH4, CO (all ices)
Atmospheric composition: N2, CH4, CO
Surface temperature: -232° C
Spin period: 6.39 days
Orbital period: 248 Earth years
Average distance from Sun: 39.5 AU
Eccentricity of orbit around Sun: 0.249
Inclination of orbit around Sun: 17.14 degrees

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