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Moons of Pluto
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<p>The <a href="/facts/Dwarf_planet/IkQoCdwD">dwarf planet</a> <a href="/facts/Pluto/egq7MBeR">Pluto</a> has five <a href="/facts/Natural_satellite/AE4KQKbq">natural satellites</a>. In order of distance from Pluto, they are <a href="/facts/Charon_(moon)/elazjsMp">Charon</a>, <a href="/facts/Styx_(moon)/ssHYXjCc">Styx</a>, <a href="/facts/Nix_(moon)/Qf3qsr7m">Nix</a>, <a href="/facts/Kerberos_(moon)/b0X5ssTS">Kerberos</a>, and <a href="/facts/Hydra_(moon)/Al9hJ1on">Hydra</a>. Charon, the largest, is mutually <a href="/facts/Tidally_locked/E3W4dEBj">tidally locked</a> with Pluto, and is massive enough that Pluto and Charon are sometimes considered a <a href="/facts/Double_planet/eGP67rqj">binary dwarf planet</a>. </p>