Pluto is considered a binary dwarf planet systemwith its companion Charon. Pluto has a mass of 1.303 x1022 kg and mean radius of 1188.3 km. Charon has a massof 1.586 x 1021 kg and mean radius of 606 km. The binary5.system has a semi-major axis with the sun of 39.482 AUand there is an average distance of 19,591.4 km betweenthe two dwarf planets. What is the system's center of masswith respect to Pluto, and why does this mean that Charonis a binary system and not a moon?

The center of mass of a system of particles is the point at which all of the mass of the system can…

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