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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
KEYWORDS: 2015rr245; dwarf; dwarfplanet; fungiofyuggoth; hoverdogproject; koalaoil; molassesmiasma; monkeyfacerules; penguinhumor; planet; pluto; rhesusmonkeys; undeadthread; undeadthreadhere; xplanets; yuggothabekidding
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To: Tax-chick; ArGee
I can’t watch anything with bugs, including bugs. The older I get, the worse it is.
2,501
posted on
08/26/2016 8:26:15 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)
To: Tax-chick
W00t!
I envy you your vacation. Is it just for the weekend?
2,502
posted on
08/26/2016 8:27:37 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)
To: Tax-chick
“Mint Hill”
Sounds refreshing, have a great time. :)
2,503
posted on
08/26/2016 8:29:56 AM PDT
by
moose07
(DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) The only thing you should do on the Left is Drive.)
To: Monkey Face; moose07
Yes, just for the weekend. Mint Hill is a nearby suburb, very much like the place I live, except it’s in Mecklenburg County, so it has higher taxes but better water. It’s called Mint Hill because there used to be a state mint there, back when this was a big gold-mining area.
2,504
posted on
08/26/2016 8:42:30 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
To: moose07; Monkey Face; Covenantor; null and void; NicknamedBob; ArGee; NoCmpromiz
Speaking of my vacation, I will not be able to post the Morning Kitteh from my phone on Saturday or Sunday. The list is at the top of my profile page, so please use it wisely to keep the kitteh tradition up!
2,505
posted on
08/26/2016 8:51:58 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
To: Tax-chick
Will you be posting, or is this indeed, a “vacation?”
2,506
posted on
08/26/2016 8:52:24 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)
To: Monkey Face
I will likely post occasionally, during breaks from resting. That reminds me, I need to put my phone charger in my purse.
2,507
posted on
08/26/2016 8:53:07 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
To: Tax-chick
I’ll leave the kitteh posting to those with better brain synapses than I have. ;o]
2,508
posted on
08/26/2016 8:53:14 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)
To: Tax-chick
Boy! What would you do without us? You seem to be remembering lots of things for your impending departure. When do you leave?
2,509
posted on
08/26/2016 8:54:24 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)
To: Monkey Face
2,510
posted on
08/26/2016 9:44:01 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(This I know will always be true. Men. Don't. Have. Babies.)
To: Monkey Face
I’ll leave when Tom gets home with the car.
2,511
posted on
08/26/2016 9:55:53 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("From the cradle to the grave, man is unteachable." ~ Winston Churchill)
To: Tax-chick
Oh. Kay. Text me and let me know when you are settled in, please. ;o]
2,512
posted on
08/26/2016 10:34:10 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)
To: Tax-chick
I just sent you an email...:o])
2,513
posted on
08/26/2016 10:46:07 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)
To: ArGee
Our cats don’t bring us parts.
They bring us the entire critter.
And drop it on the bed as a gift.
Still alive.
At 3AM.
We are so blessed.. ;-)
2,514
posted on
08/26/2016 11:07:52 AM PDT
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
Correct. Never see this in a pack of bacon..
2,515
posted on
08/26/2016 11:42:11 AM PDT
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: NoCmpromiz
2,516
posted on
08/26/2016 12:01:10 PM PDT
by
ArGee
(This I know will always be true. Men. Don't. Have. Babies.)
To: NoCmpromiz
Hmm, I can see how that could be a little inconvenient at times.... :)
2,517
posted on
08/26/2016 12:11:01 PM PDT
by
moose07
(DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) The only thing you should do on the Left is Drive.)
To: Tax-chick
Three sources of cuteness loaded into main magazine....
On standby for 06:00h deployment. :)
2,518
posted on
08/26/2016 12:26:30 PM PDT
by
moose07
(DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) The only thing you should do on the Left is Drive.)
And this visual oxymoron.. ;-)
2,519
posted on
08/26/2016 12:39:19 PM PDT
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: NoCmpromiz
Back in the day I used to see the No Outlet signs and imagine an electric car looking for a charge.
These days I imagine someone with a dead phone.
2,520
posted on
08/26/2016 12:51:59 PM PDT
by
ArGee
(This I know will always be true. Men. Don't. Have. Babies.)
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