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DaveC426913
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I read in several places (including thenineplanets.org) that Pluto's poles are "almost perpendicular to its orbit". But the actual number I see is 122 degrees. So its polar axis is actually 32 degrees below its plane, right? (meaning that Earth sees the North pole of Pluto in its Southern limb) .
Add that to the plane of its orbit, and we get an angle of Pluto's polar axis compared to the axis of the solar system of more like 139 degrees.
Am I right?
And isn't it a bit inaccurate to say its axis of rotation is almost perpendicular to its orbit?
Add that to the plane of its orbit, and we get an angle of Pluto's polar axis compared to the axis of the solar system of more like 139 degrees.
Am I right?
And isn't it a bit inaccurate to say its axis of rotation is almost perpendicular to its orbit?