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To: cripplecreek
Its still inside the closest orbit of Sedna.

Au contraire mon ami. According to my info, Sedna (IAU 90377) is approaching its ±11,400 year perihelion of ±76.361 AU before swinging out to its eye-popping aphelion of ±937 AU. Whew, talk about eccentricity!

Since Voyager 1 is at 120+ AU, that puts it beyond that lowly vacation spot of Sedna.

I will say that we taxpayers have really gotten our money's worth out of these probes that are estimated to be able to keep reporting for another 10-13 years (47 years total!)

Happy 237th Birthday to the US Army and Happy Flag Day!

49 posted on 06/14/2012 2:36:39 PM PDT by SES1066 (Government is NOT the reason for my existence!)
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To: SES1066

Thank ya, fer the correction.


50 posted on 06/14/2012 2:40:09 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: SES1066
Happy 237th Birthday to the US Army and Happy Flag Day!

And here comes the War of 1812 Bicentennial . Congress declared war on June 18, 1812. How time flies…

57 posted on 06/16/2012 3:43:49 AM PDT by kitchen (Over gunned is better than the alternative.)
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