193
New dwarf planet spotted at the edge of the solar system
(www.newscientist.com)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 23 May 2025
193 points (100.0% liked)
Astronomy
6552 readers
52 users here now
A community for sharing astronomy-related news, content, research, photographs, etc.
When sharing photographs and articles, please make an effort to include source URLs.
founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
Ugh, didn't read the "dwarf" part and got my hopes up for planet 9. When they eventually do find it they have to name it something with P so that the old mnemonics still work.
I've heard that the sign of a fair bargain is that everybody leaves unhappy. So how about we name it "Pluto?" That should annoy pretty much everyone.
"Plutwo"
“Planet 9” starts with “P”
This study authors btw say that their models for 2017 OF201's orbit work best without the influence of a hypothetical planet 9
Ooh, nice!