<p>I know the formula for orbital velocity but that doesn't seem of much help when I'm trying to calculate how fast the <em>primary</em> wobbles, or since the barycenter is outside Pluto in the Pluto-Charon system, how fast it orbits.</p>

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What is the orbital velocity of Pluto around the Pluto-Charon barycenter?
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# What is the orbital velocity of Pluto around the Pluto-Charon barycenter?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-10)

I know the formula for orbital velocity but that doesn't seem of much help when I'm trying to calculate how fast the *primary* wobbles, or since the barycenter is outside Pluto in the Pluto-Charon system, how fast it orbits.

**Tags:** orbit, orbital-mechanics


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