Posted on 08/30/2021 11:19:58 AM PDT by algore
Scientists have debated the existence of Planet Nine since it was first introduced several years ago, but a new study has determined the orbit of the alleged celestial object.
Caltech researchers Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin have plotted the orbital path of the mystical planet, which has yet to be discovered.
In a blog post, Brown detailed that the 'highest probability' of Planet Nine's location is near aphelion - the point at which it is furthest from the sun - around 60 degrees in Right Ascension, 'pretty close to the galactic plane.'
If in fact Planet Nine were at the median distance of aphelion right now, it would be roughly 500 astronomical units (AU), or approximately 46.5 billion miles away from the sun.
In their analysis, they estimate that Planet Nine has a mass of 6.2 times that of the Earth and a periphelion (the point at which it is closest to the sun) of around 300 AU.
It also has an inclination - how much it tilts compared to the solar system's plane - of around 16 degrees.
Planet Nine and its existence has been controversial, with many other researchers claiming it doesn't exist.
In February, a group of researchers stated that the unusual orbits in the Kuiper Belt may be an illusion.
Others have suggested the object is a mirage or may be a black hole the size of a grapefruit.
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Thanks....
“Planet 9” does not have X appeal.
Hoagland is quite the character.
According to him Mars is overrun with shattered ruins of ancient glass domes....hope the future astronauts don’t get any paper cuts...
;-)
# If its closest approach to the sun is 300 astronomical units, that is 10 times the average distance from the sun to Neptune.
Voyager 1 is only 153 AUs out according to the following site, so it’s halfway there...
Creationists believe that the asteroid belt is gravity acting to accrete new planet
Pluto is the ninth.
This would number ten.
I’m just old school in this case.
Trust the science.
Not this Creationist!
I thought that was Deros and they were from the center of the Hollow Earth?
You might be correct. I’ll have to reference my Charles Hapgood texts…
I bet Planet 9 from outer space is Cloaked ,LOL
and the Anunnaki
As has been pointed out to me.
Are they humanoid? Are the chicks hot?
Asking for a friend…
“Revolution 9”
(Bottle of Claret for you if I had realised
Well, do it next time.
I forgot about it, George, I’m sorry.
Will you forgive me?
Yes.)
Cheeky bitch!
Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number
I saw a video of how this crap about Pluto being demoted happened. It was at a conference of a couple of hundred astronomers. A vote was taken and Pluto lost.
Really? Is that how “science” works these days?"
Yup! That is how "science" works these days, and it isn't limited to the planetary sciences.
Epidemiology, virology...
# Voyager 1 is only 153 AUs out according to the following site, so it’s halfway there...
To follow up my previous post, as of just a couple of minutes ago, the mission clock stood at:
43 YRS 11 MOS 25 DAYS 08 HRS 08 MINS 09 SECS
So it should take a little over 40 more years to reach planet X’s assumed orbit.
I saw this low-budget movie when I was a kid. “Planet 9 from outer space”.
Really? Is that how “science” works these days?
Yup. Pluto got Punk’D.
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