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Post by jaedrik on Jan 20, 2016 19:53:49 GMT -5
Check out what Caltech thinks they found in our solar system. Pretty neat, eh? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_NineAs of 05:50 21 of January 2016: "It is estimated Planet Nine follows an elliptical path around the Sun, with an orbital period of 10,000–20,000 Earth years. The hypothetical planet would have an average orbital distance of roughly 600 astronomical units (AU), or about 20 times the distance of Neptune from the Sun, though it may come as close as 200 AU, and would have an inclination of about 30° from the eight known planets. The planet is estimated to have 10 times the mass and 2 to 4 times the diameter of Earth. Mike Brown speculates that the planet is most probably an ejected ice giant, similar in composition to Uranus and Neptune: a mixture of rock and ice with a small envelope of gas."
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Post by blackbarney on Jan 20, 2016 20:23:35 GMT -5
This is all fun and games until some astronomer notices that this "planet" is getting closer to us.
And it's slowing down.
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Post by Will on Jan 20, 2016 20:29:02 GMT -5
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Post by bradman on Jan 20, 2016 20:31:00 GMT -5
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Post by UrbaneVirtuoso on Jan 20, 2016 21:29:17 GMT -5
This is all fun and games until some astronomer notices that this "planet" is getting closer to us. And it's slowing down. Ohai, Remina~.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2016 21:38:58 GMT -5
Possible, but when I see the Death Star I see employment and a steady economy lead by an Emperor responsible for job creation. The Death Star has only really been used to eradicate Rebels; I'd feel safer if a Death Star was lying around. This guy, on the other hand, I'd be more worried about. (You know, for kids.)
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Post by jaedrik on Jan 20, 2016 22:04:24 GMT -5
Caltech states the statistical confidence level that Planet Nine exists is 3.5 Sigma. That's around a .9997 (99.97%) probability, ladies and gents. :D One of the authors, Michael Brown, puts it at an understandable 90%
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