API VERSION: 1.2 API SOURCE: NASA/JPL Horizons API ******************************************************************************* Revised: Apr 03, 2024 134340 Pluto 999 Pre-computed solution PLU060/DE440. Fit to post New Horizons encounter and Gaia data through 2023. For discussion, see ... M. Brozovic, R. A. Jacobson (2024) "Post-New Horizons orbits and masses for the satellites of Pluto". AJ (in press) PHYSICAL DATA (updated 2021-Jun-07; Mc= Charon mass, radius is IAU 2015): Mass x10^22 (kg) = 1.307+-0.018 Volume, 10^10 km^3 = 0.697 GM (planet) km^3/s^2 = 869.326 Density (R=1195 km) = 1.86 g/cm^3 GM 1-sigma, km^3/s^2 = 0.4 Surface gravity = 0.611 m/s^2 Vol. mean radius (km) = 1188.3+-1.6 Mass ratio (Mc/Mp) = 0.122 Sidereal rot. period = 153.29335198 h Sid. rot. rat, rad/s = 0.0000113856 Mean solar day, h = 153.2820 Mean orbit velocity = 4.67 km/s Sidereal orbit period = 249.58932 yr Escape speed, km/s = 1.21 Perihelion Aphelion Mean Solar Constant (W/m^2) 1.56 0.56 0.88 Maximum Planetary IR (W/m^2) 0.8 0.3 0.5 Minimum Planetary IR (W/m^2) 0.8 0.3 0.5 ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* Ephemeris / API_USER Thu Aug 14 15:51:59 2025 Pasadena, USA / Horizons ******************************************************************************* Target body name: Pluto (999) {source: plu060_merged} Center body name: Sun (10) {source: plu060_merged} Center-site name: BODY CENTER ******************************************************************************* Start time : A.D. 2025-Jan-01 00:00:00.0000 TDB Stop time : A.D. 2025-Jan-01 00:01:00.0000 TDB Step-size : 1 minutes ******************************************************************************* Center geodetic : 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 {E-lon(deg),Lat(deg),Alt(km)} Center cylindric: 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 {E-lon(deg),Dxy(km),Dz(km)} Center radii : 695700.0, 695700.0, 695700.0 km {Equator_a, b, pole_c} Output units : AU-D Calendar mode : Mixed Julian/Gregorian Output type : GEOMETRIC cartesian states Output format : 2 (position and velocity) Reference frame : Ecliptic of J2000.0 ******************************************************************************* JDTDB X Y Z VX VY VZ ******************************************************************************* $$SOE 2460676.500000000 = A.D. 2025-Jan-01 00:00:00.0000 TDB X = 1.822881632666475E+01 Y =-3.000801293901950E+01 Z =-2.059815785829023E+00 VX= 2.758977855246929E-03 VY= 9.457264850164455E-04 VZ=-8.880815395819214E-04 2460676.500694444 = A.D. 2025-Jan-01 00:01:00.0000 TDB X = 1.822881824262399E+01 Y =-3.000801228226284E+01 Z =-2.059816402553139E+00 VX= 2.758984750779286E-03 VY= 9.457327203036255E-04 VZ=-8.880839212592113E-04 $$EOE ******************************************************************************* TIME Barycentric Dynamical Time ("TDB" or T_eph) output was requested. This continuous coordinate time is equivalent to the relativistic proper time of a clock at rest in a reference frame co-moving with the solar system barycenter but outside the system's gravity well. It is the independent variable in the solar system relativistic equations of motion. TDB runs at a uniform rate of one SI second per second and is independent of irregularities in Earth's rotation. CALENDAR SYSTEM Mixed calendar mode was active such that calendar dates after AD 1582-Oct-15 (if any) are in the modern Gregorian system. Dates prior to 1582-Oct-5 (if any) are in the Julian calendar system, which is automatically extended for dates prior to its adoption on 45-Jan-1 BC. The Julian calendar is useful for matching historical dates. The Gregorian calendar more accurately corresponds to the Earth's orbital motion and seasons. A "Gregorian-only" calendar mode is available if such physical events are the primary interest. REFERENCE FRAME AND COORDINATES Ecliptic at the standard reference epoch Reference epoch: J2000.0 X-Y plane: adopted Earth orbital plane at the reference epoch Note: IAU76 obliquity of 84381.448 arcseconds wrt ICRF X-Y plane X-axis : ICRF Z-axis : perpendicular to the X-Y plane in the directional (+ or -) sense of Earth's north pole at the reference epoch. Symbol meaning [1 au= 149597870.700 km, 1 day= 86400.0 s]: JDTDB Julian Day Number, Barycentric Dynamical Time X X-component of position vector (au) Y Y-component of position vector (au) Z Z-component of position vector (au) VX X-component of velocity vector (au/day) VY Y-component of velocity vector (au/day) VZ Z-component of velocity vector (au/day) ABERRATIONS AND CORRECTIONS Geometric state vectors have NO corrections or aberrations applied. Computations by ... 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