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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.

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TOPICS: Astronomy
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To: Darksheare

You’re a politician?


2,461 posted on 08/25/2016 10:58:52 AM PDT by ArGee (This I know will always be true. Men. Don't. Have. Babies.)
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To: ArGee

No.
Contract security.
And it stinks.


2,462 posted on 08/25/2016 10:59:23 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Darksheare

Bill the Son is working both deli and frozen foods. The various department managers are concealing the amount of hours he’s working from the store manager.


2,463 posted on 08/25/2016 11:14:03 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
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To: Darksheare; ArGee; Monkey Face

The Upnorth people have parked a mini-suv in front of our house, instead of in their driveway or in front of their house. I hope this is a temporary expedient - perhaps they have another delivery truck coming. A barking dog *and* parking encroachment does not make for neighborly amity.


2,464 posted on 08/25/2016 11:16:09 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
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To: Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; Tax-chick
The Flaying Castle..

Now on the lower levels...

2,465 posted on 08/25/2016 11:29:17 AM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: NoCmpromiz

Always on the lower levels. The Dwarfs need some entertainment, you know. And dinner. Nothing like flayed zombie for a good cookout. ;o]


2,466 posted on 08/25/2016 11:53:30 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I've finally lost my mind. If you find it, don't bother to return it. It wasn't working properly)
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To: Tax-chick

Oh, that’s just WRONG!


2,467 posted on 08/25/2016 11:53:55 AM PDT by Monkey Face (I've finally lost my mind. If you find it, don't bother to return it. It wasn't working properly)
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To: Tax-chick

Back to the discussion of front-end loaders.


2,468 posted on 08/25/2016 12:24:02 PM PDT by ArGee (This I know will always be true. Men. Don't. Have. Babies.)
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To: Monkey Face

See http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3448616/posts?page=2391#2391 for a flayed zombie alternative.


2,469 posted on 08/25/2016 12:28:01 PM PDT by ArGee (This I know will always be true. Men. Don't. Have. Babies.)
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To: ArGee; Monkey Face

One mini-v parked in the center of the driveway, and one on the curb in front of part of our yard. Maybe they’ll get the message if one of the Sons parks right in front of their house.


2,470 posted on 08/25/2016 12:32:25 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
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To: Tax-chick

They ARE Yankees, dontchaknow. Unpredictable lot, them Yankees. And one of the Sons (maybe the biggest who can make a major production out of parking and getting out of the car...) could and probably should park in front of their house.

They probably don’t realize you have not only “kids” but BIG kids. ;o]


2,471 posted on 08/25/2016 12:49:17 PM PDT by Monkey Face (I've finally lost my mind. If you find it, don't bother to return it. It wasn't working properly)
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To: Monkey Face

Well, it should be pretty clear where the property line is.

We live in hope that Bill will soon ... soon ... be moving away to his own private residence, but we’re not holding our breath.


2,472 posted on 08/25/2016 12:55:58 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
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To: ArGee

I may have to stop taking my daughter ice-skating in Bryant Park.

https://www.engadget.com/2016/08/24/new-yorks-bryant-park-is-tracking-visitor-behavior/


2,473 posted on 08/25/2016 1:20:00 PM PDT by ArGee (This I know will always be true. Men. Don't. Have. Babies.)
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To: ArGee

I can’t believe I wasted post 2468 with that.


2,474 posted on 08/25/2016 1:20:39 PM PDT by ArGee (This I know will always be true. Men. Don't. Have. Babies.)
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To: Tax-chick

Or get your mob-related predator to leave a bunny head on the car’s hood.


2,475 posted on 08/25/2016 1:22:13 PM PDT by ArGee (This I know will always be true. Men. Don't. Have. Babies.)
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To: ArGee

Mao!


2,476 posted on 08/25/2016 1:28:37 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
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To: ArGee

We appreciate you anyway.


2,477 posted on 08/25/2016 1:28:57 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
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To: Tax-chick

Thank you, but we will have to wait for another move for the opportunity to come around again for a post 2468. Post 2618 just isn’t the same.


2,478 posted on 08/25/2016 1:37:49 PM PDT by ArGee (This I know will always be true. Men. Don't. Have. Babies.)
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To: ArGee

No, it’s not. Are there any cheers that start with 3, 5, 7, 9?

Let’s see. 3,5,7,9 ... I could use a glass of wine!


2,479 posted on 08/25/2016 1:39:14 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
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To: Covenantor

You might be a redneck if...


2,480 posted on 08/25/2016 6:16:33 PM PDT by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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