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Table 1

Adopted physical parameters for Pluto.

Mass (a) GMP = 8.696 × 1011 m3 s−2
Radius (a) RP = 1187 km
N2 molecular mass μ = 4.652 × 10−26 kg
N2 molecular K = 1.091 × 10−23
Refractivity (b) cm3 molecule−1
Boltzmann constant k = 1.380626 × 10−23 J K−1
Pluto pole position (c) αp= 08h 52 m 12.94 s
(J2000) δp = −06d 10′ 04.8′′

Notes. (a) Stern et al. (2015), where G is the constant of gravitation. (b) Washburn (1930). (c) Tholen et al. (2008).

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