Posted on 07/16/2025 7:07:41 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Astronomers have discovered a massive new solar system body located beyond the orbit of Pluto. The weird elongated orbit of the object suggests that if "Planet Nine" exists, it is much further from the sun than thought, or it has been ejected from our planetary system altogether.
The strange orbit of the object, designated 2023 KQ14 and nicknamed "Ammonite," classifies it as a "sednoid." Sednoids are bodies beyond the orbit of the ice giant Neptune, known as trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), characterized by a highly eccentric (non-circular) orbit and a distant closest approach to the sun or "perihelion."
The closest distance that 2023 KQ14 ever comes to our star is equivalent to 71 times the distance between Earth and the sun. The sednoid is estimated to be between 136 and 236 miles (220 and 380 kilometers) wide. That makes it 45 times wider than the height of Mount Everest.
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Avoid the Sednoid.
Correctamundo.
Did you see the 2010 live action adaptation?
No. How is it?
Absolutely!!!
Red Zone Cuba is another one for people like us with way too much time on our hands.
Coleman Francis produces, directs and stars in this stinker challenge to champion Ed Wood.
AGREE!
Hey, careful how you use the word “Fossil”
de Texas Fossil
What about the Lectroids from Planet 10? Laugh while you can, monkey boy!
Thanks for the info
Three of us my friend. Looking for planet X.
It is actually pretty good.
If they ever find Planet X, will the hunt then be on to find Planet Y?
One of my favorite classic Dr Who serials, The Sunmakers.
https://youtu.be/jRMvqyxQdnM?si=q0stqRCH3FxUdEGK
The collector guy was over the top funny.
Listening to the dialogue of the little bald guy reminds me of the fool who was my last boss in my manufacturing technology job. His mentality is pretty much the same as the villain. The same lack of humanity also. His British accent didn’t endear me either.
I could say the same for his US counterpart that had no problems with joining him in making my life miserable. I worked for and with the US guy for about 12 years. He seemed fairly normal. He had me fooled or he changed somewhere along the line.
I don’t miss either of them.
The UK guy could barely manage outlook and bitlocker sign in but he knew everything I should do and say in every event.
This animated short of Karen the pub manager has a similar mindset. I love the series of Karen cartoons.
https://youtu.be/GlPOZsS0aDQ?si=CDb_3GVgQmfGKO5d
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