What it’s like to stand here
Pluto
weight
0.06 g
sun
0.03× as wide
sky
warm white

Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.

Rocky world

Pluto

ESI 0.100.0 lyDiscovered in 1930
Sun
host star
0.19 R⊕
radius
0.00 M⊕
mass · measured
248 years
orbital period
-229°C (-380°F)
avg temp
What it's like to stand here
0.06 g
your weight (measured mass)
248 years
one year, in Earth time
0.03× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
15.9×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
Where it is

Pluto is in our own solar system. It orbits about 39.48 AU from the Sun, so sunlight reaches it in roughly 328 minutes. But a spacecraft is far slower:

How long to get there with today’s craft
Jet airliner
749 years
dies en route1000-yr cryo: survives
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
355 days
arrives thriving
Light speed
5.5 hours
arrives thriving
Warp 10
0 min
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
EarthPluto is 5.3× narrower than Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Sun
G2V · 8 planets
Explore →
Nearby star systems

No neighbors computed.

Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)

No matches computed.

Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.

Can you see it tonight? · observe
NEEDS A LARGE TELESCOPE
Brightnessmag 15.0
To see it10" (250 mm)+ under dark skies
Gear bridge

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Illustration generated from Pluto's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.