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Off Topic => Ten Forward => Topic started by: Brush Wolf on June 19, 2013, 05:36:59 pm

Title: Nine Planets.
Post by: Brush Wolf on June 19, 2013, 05:36:59 pm
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/newplanet-072905-images.html (http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/newplanet-072905-images.html)
Title: Re: Nine Planets.
Post by: Fedman NCC-3758 on June 23, 2013, 07:16:45 am
very cool
Title: Re: Nine Planets.
Post by: FPF-Tobin Dax on June 23, 2013, 10:10:27 am
Can we call it Mickey?
Title: Re: Nine Planets.
Post by: Sirgod on June 23, 2013, 12:17:15 pm
Let's just keep this information away from that Neil degrasse Tyson dude.

Stephen
Title: Re: Nine Planets.
Post by: Brush Wolf on June 23, 2013, 12:24:31 pm
Quote from: Sirgod on June 23, 2013, 12:17:15 pm
Let's just keep this information away from that Neil degrasse Tyson dude.

Stephen

The big question is does it have a planetary orbit or something weird like Pluto?
Title: Re: Nine Planets.
Post by: TAnimaL on June 23, 2013, 12:38:12 pm
Sorry to burst any bubbles, but you need to realize this story is 8 years old. This body, now named Eris, is actually a big part of the story as to why Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet, even though Eris is a bit more massive than Pluto. As far as it's orbit, it is a highly elliptical and highly inclined orbit with a period of 557 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet))
Title: Re: Nine Planets.
Post by: Brush Wolf on June 23, 2013, 01:30:44 pm
Quote from: TAnimaL on June 23, 2013, 12:38:12 pm
Sorry to burst any bubbles, but you need to realize this story is 8 years old. This body, now named Eris, is actually a big part of the story as to why Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet, even though Eris is a bit more massive than Pluto. As far as it's orbit, it is a highly elliptical and highly inclined orbit with a period of 557 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet))

You just have to love finding old news that is new to you. :)
Title: Re: Nine Planets.
Post by: Corbomite on June 23, 2013, 01:53:45 pm
Didn't they up one of the large spherical asteroids to dwarf planet status too?