Orbital resonance

2:3 resonance with Neptune

The resonance in which a body completes two orbits for every three of Neptune's — the home of the 'plutinos', including Pluto itself.

Orbital resonanceResonance: 2:3

Overview

The resonance in which a body completes two orbits for every three of Neptune's — the home of the 'plutinos', including Pluto itself.

1 modelled member.

Pluto
The largest and best-known Kuiper Belt object, a dwarf planet locked in a 2:3 mean-motion resonance with Neptune (the archetypal 'plutino'), explored by New Horizons in 2015.
CategoryDwarf planetDiscovered1930

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

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