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New dwarf planet spotted at the edge of the solar system (www.newscientist.com)

submitted 10 months ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/astronomy@mander.xyz

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 12 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] SuperEars@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

"Plutwo"

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

“Planet 9” starts with “P”

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This study authors btw say that their models for 2017 OF201's orbit work best without the influence of a hypothetical planet 9

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 points 10 months ago

Ooh, nice!