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zamadatix
on May 21, 2025
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Possible new dwarf planet found in our solar syste...
The fun part is the ~1700 AU aphelion is still not far enough out to be part of the Oort cloud.
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/facts/
jessriedel
on May 22, 2025
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Well, the preprint announcing the discovery describes its orbit as extending to "the inner Oort cloud" even though aphelion is 1630 au.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.15806
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