Pluto’s 4th Moon

It may not be a planet any more, but it does have its share of moons:

Hubble spies fourth moon at Pluto

By Jonathan AmosScience correspondent, BBC News

Pluto and moonsThe Hubble Space Telecope observations of P4 were made in June and July
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Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have identified another moon around the dwarf planet Pluto.

It becomes the fourth object known to be circling the distant world after the long-recognised Charon and recently observed Nix and Hydra satellites.

Scientists are temporarily calling the new moon P4 and estimate its diameter to be 13 to 34 km (of 8 to 21 miles).

Pluto, controversially demoted from full planet status in 2006, will be the target of a big space mission in 2015.

Nasa’s New Horizons probe is due to fly past the icy world and should get a good look at the moons, also.

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