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To: LucyT
And some believe the apocalyptic event could happen as early as this month.

... not unless these blood thirsty comets and asteroids posses warp drive engines. So-called Planet nine has an orbit ranging from 200 AU to 1200 AU from the sun. Think in terms of THOUSANDS of years for comets to reach the inner solar system from those distances.

13 posted on 04/06/2016 10:12:56 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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To: ElkGroveDan
Think in terms of THOUSANDS of years for comets to reach the inner solar system from those distances.

The average comet travels at 40km per second.

It could travel 200AU in roughly 23.7 years or 1500AU in 177.75 years.

While not thousands of years, it's still a long time.

158 posted on 04/07/2016 6:46:53 AM PDT by Malsua
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