Pluto's orbit averages 40 AU from the Sun.
It is highly elliptical, sometimes coming inside Neptune's orbit.
In 1978, its moon Charon was discovered.
Pluto is more like a moon.
... or, rather, two moons.
Pluto and Charon as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Pluto is rather small. Its radius is 0.2 R_E.
Charon is, however, not a lot smaller. Its radius is 0.1 R_E.
Their densities are about 2000 kg/m^3, similar to Triton, suggesting a rock and ice composition.
Davison E. Soper, Institute of Theoretical Science, University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403 USA soper@bovine.uoregon.edu