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| New icy dwarf planet found | |
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| CJ | Mar 26 2014, 11:25 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26737376 Scientists have identified a new dwarf planet in the distant reaches of our Solar System. It is being called 2012 VP113 for the time being, is about 450km across and is very likely icy in composition. To date, only one other such object has been seen orbiting beyond the major planets in its region of space referred to as the inner Oort Cloud. That previous object, called Sedna, is about 1,000km across, and was found 10 years ago. But researchers believe there are hundreds more such objects awaiting detection. Interesting discovery. Considering how distant they are, and how many there are likely to be, it could take many more years before we discover them all. |
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