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An animation explaining why the planet Mercury may appear to move "backwards", or retrograde across Earth's sky. Apparent retrograde motion is the apparent motion of a planet in a direction opposite to that of other bodies within its system, as observed from a particular vantage point.
Seen from a superior planet, an inferior planet on the opposite side of the Sun is in superior conjunction with the Sun. An inferior conjunction occurs when the two planets align on the same side of the Sun. At inferior conjunction, the superior planet is "in opposition" to the Sun as seen from the inferior planet (see the diagram).
Pluto has retrograde rotation; its axial tilt is approximately 120 degrees. [9] Pluto and its moon Charon are tidally locked to each other. It is suspected that the Plutonian satellite system was created by a massive collision. [10] [11]
Pluto 20.8° West January 5, 2005 00:58:49 Mercury 6°59' south of Pluto 21.6° West January 14, 2005 00:40:51 Mercury 21' south of Venus 18.5° West January 29, 2005 07:05:35 Mars 8°15' south of Pluto 45,5° West February 8, 2005 01:29:22 Mercury 2°04' south of Neptune 4.2° West February 14, 2005 19:15:10 Venus 58' south of Neptune 10.7° West
By the 21st, the sun and Mercury will both conjunct Pluto in Aquarius, bringing career matters into focus and urging you to address everything from your long-term goals to your current trajectory.
Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume by a small margin, but is less massive than Eris.
With Mercury in Libra lighting up your seventh house of relationships and Pluto in Capricorn shaking up your tenth house of career, this square brings tensions between your interpersonal ...
Vulcan in a lithographic map from 1846 [1]. Vulcan (/ ˈ v ʌ l k ən /) [2] was a proposed planet that some pre-20th century astronomers thought existed in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun.