Astronomers think they’ve discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system
https://www.newsweek.com/space-astronomy-dwarf-planet-discovery-solar-system-2077069
Astronomers think they’ve discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system
https://www.newsweek.com/space-astronomy-dwarf-planet-discovery-solar-system-2077069
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By Alyce Collins – Life and Trends Reporter:
A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system.
The object—which orbits out beyond Neptune—has been named “2017 OF201” by the team, which was led by Sihao Cheng of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
Cheng and colleagues estimate that the body has a diameter of more than 430 miles, which means that it may be large enough to qualify as a dwarf planet.
Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/space-astronomy-dwarf-planet-discovery-solar-system-2077069](https://www.newsweek.com/space-astronomy-dwarf-planet-discovery-solar-system-2077069)
Aren’t there like ton of dwarf planets that exist past Pluto.
At this point I am just waiting for scientists to just say, “no, we take it back, there’s no new dwarf planets”.
I wonder if they’ll discover Planet 9, that is supposed to be in the outer solar system, in my lifetime.