#2017of201 — Public Fediverse posts
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Neuer Zwergplanet im Sonnensystem entdeckt. 2017 OF201 ist eines der fernsten sichtbaren Objekte und hat einen ungewöhnlichen Orbit. #Zwergplanet #Astronomie #2017OF201 #Sonnensystem #Kuiperguertel
https://www.scinexx.de/news/kosmos/neuer-zwergplanet-im-sonnensystem-entdeckt/ -
As one avenue to Planet 9 closes so another one could open, this latest object will help some theories while quash others, such is the beauty of Science.
And do not anthropomorphise Pluto, it's just a minor planet, not a sad puppy being demoted.https://cosmiclog.com/2025/05/22/a-cousin-for-pluto-new-dwarf-planet-candidate-found/
#KuiperBelt #MinorPlanets #2017OF201 #Planet9 #Astronomy #Space
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Add another potential dwarf #planet to the list for our solar system - and this one challenges claims relating to the hypothetical existence of a large world known as #PlanetX or #Planet9 ... https://cosmiclog.com/2025/05/22/a-cousin-for-pluto-new-dwarf-planet-candidate-found/ #2017OF201 #PlanetNine #Space #DwarfPlanet
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A ~500-km-sized object has been discovered (on old images) in the far reaches of the solar system - the orbit of #2017OF201 has a semi-major axis of 880 au and an eccentricity of 0.95 and thus a perihelion at 45 au: https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25K47.html and https://groups.io/g/mpml/topic/113234338#msg40620 (and see https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/Sizes.html for how to covert the absolute brightness H - which is 3.55 - into a diameter).