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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.)
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)
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)
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.)
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)
To: ArGee
They dont 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.)
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)
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.)
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)
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)
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.)
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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