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To: SunkenCiv

It takes Neptune 168 years to complete an orbit. That means it takes this object 1680 years to complete its orbit. To say that things in the outer Solar System move at a leisurely pace is quite the understatement.


5 posted on 07/16/2025 11:37:01 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Nateman

The article says it is 140 time further from the sun than the earth. So this means the linear speed of earth is is within the ballpark of Neptune and this new objects speeds.


6 posted on 07/17/2025 3:07:52 AM PDT by jimfr
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To: Nateman

Zipping right along compared to how long it takes a galaxy to make a complete rotation!


8 posted on 07/17/2025 3:51:02 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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