Pluto has a moderately eccentric and inclined orbit, ranging from 30 to 49 astronomical units (4.5 to 7.3 billion kilometres; 2.8 to 4.6 billion miles) from the Sun. Light from the Sun takes 5.5 hours to reach …

Apr 22, 2025 · Pluto's orbit around the Sun is unusual compared to the planets: it's both elliptical and tilted. Pluto's 248-year-long, oval-shaped orbit can take it as far as 49.3 astronomical units (AU) from …

Pluto’s orbital period is long. It takes 248 years and its orbital characteristics are substantially different from every other planet in our Solar System; a year in Pluto is equivalent to 248 Earth years.

Sep 20, 2025 · For 20 years of 248-year orbit, Pluto is inside Neptune's orbit. The two planets are in a 3:2 orbital resonance, which means that Pluto completes two orbits every time Neptune completes …

Jun 23, 2025 · Since Pluto is located so far from the sun, it takes around 248 Earth years for Pluto to orbit the sun. Pluto’s orbit around the sun is not only a very long journey, it’s also elliptical, …

Mar 29, 2017 · Given its extreme distance from the Sun, Pluto has a very long orbital period. As such, a single year on Pluto lasts as long as 248 Earth years, or 90,560 Earth days!

Nov 21, 2025 · Pluto’s mean distance from the Sun is about 5.9 billion km (3.7 billion miles or 39.5 astronomical units). Is Pluto’s orbit circular or eccentric? Pluto’s orbit is more elongated, or eccentric, …

Pluto and Charon both orbit a common center of mass which lies between them, blurring the distinction between planet and moon. Properly speaking, Pluto and Charon are a double planet.

Visualization of the orbit of Pluto in an interactive 3D Solar System viewer and simulator.

Pluto's orbit period is 248 years, during which the planet ranges from inside Neptune's orbit (Pluto's perihelion is near 29.7 AU) to nearly 48.8 AU. The Pluto–Charon barycenter passed its once-every …