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New Dwarf Planet Discovered Far Beyond Pluto's Orbit
space.com ^ | 07/11/2016

Posted on 07/12/2016 8:03:24 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Pluto isn't quite as lonely as scientists had thought.

Astronomers have discovered another dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, the ring of icy objects beyond Neptune. But this newfound world, dubbed 2015 RR245, is much more distant than Pluto, orbiting the sun once every 700 Earth years, scientists said. (Pluto completes one lap around the sun every 248 Earth years.)

"The icy worlds beyond Neptune trace how the giant planets formed and then moved out from the sun," discovery team member Michele Bannister, of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, said in a statement. "They let us piece together the history of our solar system."

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The exact size of 2015 RR245 is not yet known, but the researchers think it's about 435 miles (700 kilometers) wide. Pluto is the largest resident of the Kuiper Belt, with a diameter of 1,474 miles (2,371 km).

The research team first spotted 2015 RR245 in February of this year, while poring over images that the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii took in September 2015 as part of the ongoing Outer Solar System Origins Survey (OSSOS).

"There it was on the screen — this dot of light moving so slowly that it had to be at least twice as far as Neptune from the sun," Bannister said.

(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy
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To: moose07

I don’t know how they’d put flashy rims on with 4X4 hubs...but I would love an awesome stereo and some really plush seats...I even have the color all picked out!


1,281 posted on 08/01/2016 1:57:26 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( Carry a knife with you in case there is cheesecake or you meet someone who needs to be stabbed.)
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To: Monkey Face

That are already available.
Pump up the Bling! :)

Must go, ‘Night.


1,282 posted on 08/01/2016 2:06:05 PM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) The only thing you should do on the Left is Drive.)
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To: Tax-chick

My niece in Utah (one of many) has done a line drawing in the style of “Precious Moments,” of her granddaughter, Molly. She did one with wings and one without. I have asked her for a copy, and I will frame it and hang it up, or set it on an easel with the Molly Monkey beside it.

(I still can’t find a doll-sized “Frozen” gown and tiara.)

And, as a side note, if I can, one day this week, I will go to JoAnn’s and price out some fabric for the dress pattern I’m dying to make up. I found a spool of thread at Wally’s in the color I want, so all I need to do is find a fabric I can afford. And while the sewing machine is out, I will work on the Molly Monkey.

I want to get it done before I move. The dress AND the doll.

And, the ever surprising Richard came into the laundry room this morning and gave me two more Bibles! I suppose when I move, he will have to sell the ones he finds.

And now, without too much more fuss, I’m headed in the watch the blanket show.


1,283 posted on 08/01/2016 2:10:37 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( Carry a knife with you in case there is cheesecake or you meet someone who needs to be stabbed.)
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To: Monkey Face; moose07

Afternoon and good night, variously.

Tom the Son got the oil changed on the Avalon, and I wrote him a check for the cost. I went to the vet and got the cats’ drops. The cats have conveniently disappeared, but they’ll appear when they hear kitty-kibble rattle into the bowls.

The kids are about to have lasagna for supper. I’m having some chick Tom grilled before he left for his campout, which may be rained-upon.


1,284 posted on 08/01/2016 2:10:47 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("How sad for civilization." ~ hal ogen)
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To: moose07

Oh, YES! Great news!!! Thanks!


1,285 posted on 08/01/2016 2:11:53 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( Carry a knife with you in case there is cheesecake or you meet someone who needs to be stabbed.)
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To: ArGee; Darksheare; Monkey Face

“It was just the 5th time through the same day.”

Wait. I’ve seen that movie...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw61gCe2oqI


1,286 posted on 08/01/2016 9:06:28 PM PDT by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: null and void; Monkey Face; Darksheare

I also understand it kills toenail fungus..

(It was only recently that the reason a major pharmacological company has been paying to license the formula was revealed..)


1,287 posted on 08/01/2016 9:38:28 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: Tax-chick

It didn’t.

And I think Tuesday is conspiring against me also...


1,288 posted on 08/01/2016 10:19:59 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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1,289 posted on 08/02/2016 1:37:53 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) The only thing you should do on the Left is Drive.)
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To: NoCmpromiz; Darksheare

Better living through eldritch chemistry.


1,290 posted on 08/02/2016 2:08:04 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("How sad for civilization." ~ hal ogen)
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1,291 posted on 08/02/2016 2:11:39 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("How sad for civilization." ~ hal ogen)
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1,292 posted on 08/02/2016 4:13:53 AM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor

LOL!


1,293 posted on 08/02/2016 4:17:21 AM PDT by Tax-chick (The coming of a Cthulhu presidency will be heralded by a worldwide wave of madness.)
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To: Darksheare

Beats my 21 hour Friday. At least you stayed on the ground, though...


1,294 posted on 08/02/2016 4:28:11 AM PDT by null and void (Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
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To: Tax-chick

What interesting eyes that kitteh has!

(I saw what you did...)

I’ll be going to Wally’s in a few minutes, as my mouth really wants that cheesecake! LOL!


1,295 posted on 08/02/2016 4:33:25 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( Carry a knife with you in case there is cheesecake or you meet someone who needs to be stabbed.)
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To: Monkey Face

It’s a very deep kitten!

Have fun at Walmart! I’ll have to go later: out of sugar for the hummingbirds, among other things.


1,296 posted on 08/02/2016 4:34:57 AM PDT by Tax-chick (The coming of a Cthulhu presidency will be heralded by a worldwide wave of madness.)
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To: Tax-chick

I’m going to get a hummingbird thingy today. I can’t hang it on my porch as the wind hits it and I end up with nectar on the patio which the ants love. No thanks. But there is a tree in my yard with branches low enough that I can use them, and the one I have picked is well protected.

My list just kept growing till I had to transfer it to another piece of paper. Silly me.

Once again, I’m tired this morning. That’s something I never get used to, even after all these years.

And I’m outta here!


1,297 posted on 08/02/2016 4:41:53 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( Carry a knife with you in case there is cheesecake or you meet someone who needs to be stabbed.)
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To: Monkey Face

Or should I stay for the big one?


1,298 posted on 08/02/2016 4:42:21 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( Carry a knife with you in case there is cheesecake or you meet someone who needs to be stabbed.)
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To: Monkey Face

What say you?


1,299 posted on 08/02/2016 4:42:39 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( Carry a knife with you in case there is cheesecake or you meet someone who needs to be stabbed.)
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To: Monkey Face

OK!


1,300 posted on 08/02/2016 4:42:52 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( Carry a knife with you in case there is cheesecake or you meet someone who needs to be stabbed.)
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