New Dwarf Planet Discovered Far Beyond Pluto's Orbit

space.com ^ | 07/11/2016

[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.

[ArGee]

So, a man being turnd into a shark snack is just same-ol-same-ol when compared to trying to poison kittens?

Granted, it was Samuel L. Jackson, but still ...

[ArGee]

Sounds like an itenerary.

But I was near-enough to the last one to smell the State House.

[ArGee]

And, of course, not the first one. I was in a burg, not a burgh. But that particular burgh is in NY nearby to I-84.

[ArGee]

Some people are monsters.

But all monsters are people.

[NoCmpromiz]

Probably lacks the smell of unwashed bodies and pot smoke though...

[NoCmpromiz]

In NY, across the river from Beacon, up 9W from Nyack, and not recommended for a sightseeing expedition. Unless you have a permit to pack from Son of Former Emperor Cuomo. But don’t have a high capacity clip... ;-)

[Monkey Face]

The class of people who have moved in here in the last six months are the dregs of society. A lot were homeless, but we’ve had homeless people in here, before, and they did what they could to blend in and help make the community a good one.

Lately, though? Thieves, filthiness and rudeness to everyone. One guy even came in to a meeting with bare feet. And unwashed. For days.

[Monkey Face]

Well, I couldn’t watch all of it. The older I get, the harder it is for me to watch gore, gud and bluts.

Samuel L Jackson needs to go sell bank cards in Canada.

[ArGee]

I can’t remember when I wandered in. Was I part of the homeless or the thieves?

Or were you thinking about a non-virtual ‘here’.

[ArGee]

I din’t remember much of the gud and bluts. Just the hysterical “we’re not gonna panic” speech coming right before the chomp.

[Monkey Face]

No, the homeless liars, thieves and generally ugly, nasty mean and selfish folks are here, in the complex I live in. And besides: You don’t fit any of those categories. :o])

[ArGee]

Not that I’d show in here, anyway.

(maniacal laugh)

[NicknamedBob]

"Granted, it was Samuel L. Jackson, but still ..."

At least it wasn't snakes.

[Tax-chick]

[Tax-chick]

[Covenantor]

Beagle Boys lie in wait for Scrooge McDuck's armored truck.

... or a pizza delivery.... whatever

[Tax-chick]

Clever little devils!

Bill the Son took off for work before 6:00. Don’t know if he’s opening the deli or stocking frozen foods, but it beats his typical activity of lounging about.

[Monkey Face]

Whoa! Lots of squee this morning! I need it after the dreams I had...

Good morning, all!

[Monkey Face]

What a pensive little face! <3

[Monkey Face]

Purple and white? Strange...