Charon (astronomy)

Pluto's only known satellite, discovered photographically in 1978 by James W Christy and Robert S Harrington at the US Naval Observatory in Washington, DC. Its distance from Pluto is 19 600 km/12 200 mi; diameter 1200 km/745 mi. It is unusually large, relative to its planet, and has a surface of mainly water ice. Charon was upgraded to dwarf planet (or pluton) status in 2006. Dwarf planets take more than 200 years to orbit the Sun.

Charon may refer to:

Charon (mythology), in Greek mythology, the ferryman who ferried the dead across the river Acheron in the underworld Charon (moon), a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto Charon (band), a Finnish heavy metal music band Charon (browser), a web browser for the Inferno operating system Charon (Forever War), a fictional planet in the Forever War Charon (animal), a genus of amblypygid Charon (cars), a Dutch automobile manufacturer Charon of Lampsacus, ancient Greek logographer CHARON, a programming language Charon (Dungeons &