How fast does Pluto orbit the Sun?
17,064 km/hAbout 10,600 mph · Orbit
About 4.7 km a second; one orbit takes 248 years.
That's about 300 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🪐17,064 km/h
🌍Earth spinning
By speed: Pluto's orbit is about 10× faster than Earth spinning.
Things about as fast
- How fast is a GPS satellite?13,900 km/h
- What is Mercury's escape velocity?15,300 km/h
- What is Mars's escape velocity?18,108 km/h
- How fast does Neptune orbit the Sun?19,548 km/h
- How fast does Titan orbit Saturn?20,052 km/h
- How fast is sound in steel?21,456 km/h
- How fast do earthquake P-waves travel?21,600 km/h
- How fast was the DART spacecraft when it hit an asteroid?22,104 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].