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.

[moose07]

Morning Chode.
That is enough to wake the dead!

So, who is going to win the F1 tomorrow,then? :)

[Chode]

Rosberg is sitting on top of the charts for now wi a 90%+ chance of sitting on pole

if the Benz’s take each other out in the first turn, it’ll be a free-for-all

i’d like to see Ricciardo pull it off but his luck hasn’t too good of late

[Monkey Face]

Thanks, guys! <3

I feel better all over more than anywhere else! NOW I can start my day! :o])

[Chode]

a li’l heart starter 8^)

[Monkey Face]

You rock, and I’ve missed you.

In other news, I have a nephew who is rookie running back for NO. Daniel Lasko, #36.

I’m pretty proud of the guy!

[Chode]

w00t!!! i'll look for him

[Monkey Face]

The first game he played in, he made an amazing tackle! His folks did an awesome job with him. And he’s just a nice guy.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

[Monkey Face]

LOL! Thanks, HTB!

I always thought Robin needed to be eated.

Howa are things with you and Mr HTB?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

We are doing great. Settling in for winter.

Did you move to a new apartment? I seem to remember that you were look for one.

[Monkey Face]

I moved into a one-bedroom in the same complex, (I really like it here!) but after the first of the year, I’ll be moving to St George, UT.

The Suits here are going to “remodel” this place in phases, and we have to move out when they do. I don’t want to move out and then move back in, so I’m moving to St George to be with family — nieces and nephews.

I applied in February, and was told it would be “at least a year’s wait” so I’m thinking March or April. I have everything in place except for packing! (I’m doing that a little at a time.)

So. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it. :o])

[Monkey Face]

Ho-hum. Another quiet day on the UT.

I should probably rephrase that to say, “Another boring day...” Maybe I need to get a life. :o|

[Monkey Face]

Hello?

Is anybody here?

[NicknamedBob]

"I should probably rephrase that to say, “Another boring day...” Maybe I need to get a life."

I was thinking about writing a poem about boring stuff.

Try to be patient.

[Monkey Face]

And you snagged a palindromic number!

Patience. I have that. I think. Maybe.

[Monkey Face]

Wow.

[Monkey Face]

Do you see what’s coming?

[Monkey Face]

Maybe I need more patience for this.

[Monkey Face]

Maybe.

[Monkey Face]

Maybe not.