Kerberos in 3D: live position and orbit

A double-lobed moon, likely the fusion of two smaller bodies, rotating chaotically in the Pluto-Charon system.

Kerberos is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Kerberos; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Orbits

Pluto

Radius

6.0 km (± 17 %)¹

Mean distance from Pluto

58 300 km²

Orbital period

32 days²

Sidereal rotation

5.31 days³

Missions

• New Horizons

Sources

1. NASA JPL Solar System Dynamics, Planetary Satellite Physical Parameters. read 2026-09-17. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sats/phys_par/
2. NASA JPL Solar System Dynamics, Planetary Satellite Mean Elements. read 2026-09-17. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sats/elem/
3. NASA NSSDCA, Planetary and Satellite Fact Sheets. read 2026-09-17. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html