Planets of the Universe

Planets

Pluto

Photo of Pluto
Discoverer:
Clyde W. Tombaugh
Discovered:
1930-02-18
Orbital Period:
247 years
Mean Radius:
1161 km
Axial Tilt:
119°

Pluto is a large trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper belt. It is the second-most-massive dwarf planet known in the Solar System (after Eris) and the tenth-most-massive body observed directly orbiting the Sun.