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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: Monkey Face
Yesterday, my sample ballot came with all the issues spelled out for those of us that read English.

By that you mean the Republicans.

4,881 posted on 10/18/2016 1:16:28 PM PDT by ArGee (Proud Deplorable Redneck.)
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To: ArGee
By that you mean the Republicans.

Yessir. That's a fackJACK! ;o]

4,882 posted on 10/18/2016 1:41:17 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns. Ben Frankllin)
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To: Monkey Face

Bill really wants the digital marketing job more than the investment job. However, he’ll take whoever gives him a job.


4,883 posted on 10/18/2016 2:47:14 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("So we do nothing as the rendezvous with financial collapse gets ever closer."~VDH)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face

It would be useful and advisable to understand investment at an early age, but just getting into a 401K would be sufficient.


4,884 posted on 10/18/2016 2:52:38 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (If you can't do something well, you won't do anything good.)
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To: NicknamedBob

Yes, that would be good. Harris Teeter has a retirement plan, in addition to their very modest wage.

Full attendance at the bilingual supplemental sacrament class tonight. (3 came early for the encore presentation of last week. Seems like I’m always in reruns.) If they all come next week, we’re done! until March.


4,885 posted on 10/18/2016 6:48:36 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("So we do nothing as the rendezvous with financial collapse gets ever closer."~VDH)
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To: ArGee
They don’t pay nearly enough to watch TV and hoist a glass at regular intervals.

No kidding. The wage for reading history books is low, too.

4,886 posted on 10/18/2016 6:52:56 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("So we do nothing as the rendezvous with financial collapse gets ever closer."~VDH)
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To: Tax-chick; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Anoreth; Monkey Face; ...

Today's tiny kitten is not stuck.

4,887 posted on 10/19/2016 3:16:46 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("So we do nothing as the rendezvous with financial collapse gets ever closer."~VDH)
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To: Tax-chick

Pretty kitteh! I like the coloring.

I can’t tell if those are peaches on that tree or walnuts. I’m thinking, because of the trunk configuration, they are peaches, as walnut trees are pretty straight.

Now to shower and try to wake up...for that drive into Vegas. Ungh.


4,888 posted on 10/19/2016 3:35:38 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns. Ben Frankllin)
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To: Monkey Face

64, NE @ 4 mph, 11%, clear

Low of 56, high of 83.

I want summer!!!


4,889 posted on 10/19/2016 3:37:59 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns. Ben Frankllin)
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To: Monkey Face
Just for you...


4,890 posted on 10/19/2016 3:45:21 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

OH, WOW! Thanks!

Anyone who dabbles in building Steam Punk must have an amazing imagination! The intricate details boggle my mind.


4,891 posted on 10/19/2016 4:04:41 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns. Ben Frankllin)
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To: Monkey Face

Best wishes on the drive! I think they are peaches, too. There are some other photos of the kitten that show them more clearly.


4,892 posted on 10/19/2016 4:13:11 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("So we do nothing as the rendezvous with financial collapse gets ever closer."~VDH)
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To: Monkey Face
Then you'll really like this RV.....


4,893 posted on 10/19/2016 4:13:59 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

Looks like our typical homeless cart here in Beverly Hills.


4,894 posted on 10/19/2016 4:16:47 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: A CA Guy

LOL!

Beverly Hills Homeless...LOL..LOL!


4,895 posted on 10/19/2016 4:21:10 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

We have TONS. Safe place to beg and they are agressive especially pushing women for money.
Every 7-11 is now a homeless franchise for begging.


4,896 posted on 10/19/2016 4:24:36 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Covenantor

I’ve seen things like that, before, and always did wish they were mine!


4,897 posted on 10/19/2016 4:24:46 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns. Ben Frankllin)
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To: A CA Guy

Like Las Vegas. They aren’t just in the inner city. They are all over the valley, and in the upper class neighborhoods, they are called “Squatters.” Try and get them out. HAH!

It’s good to see you again! How’s that young man of yours?


4,898 posted on 10/19/2016 4:26:58 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns. Ben Frankllin)
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To: Covenantor; Monkey Face; Tax-chick

Well, considering there’s no person at the pilot’s wheel, but the curtains are blowin’ in the wind, I’d say that’s one of them there Google self-driving cars. Funny, I thought they’d be a little more modern-looking than that, but thanks for showing us!

By the way, who do I tell they’ve got a cable dragging?


4,899 posted on 10/19/2016 4:27:56 AM PDT by NicknamedBob (If you can't do something well, you won't do anything good.)
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To: Monkey Face

Sleeping next to me. Wife got the flu and we went to another room to avoid it. Plays violin, still does karate and of course fights m over having to do homework.


4,900 posted on 10/19/2016 4:31:08 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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