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Another Big Kuiper Belt Object Found

Posted by Cliff on from the oy-plutino! dept.

DoraLives observes: "According to the BBC a Huge rock-ice body circles Sun. At a shade over 350 miles across, it's not what you'd call planetary in size, but huge enough, I suppose, should it land in your back yard."

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  1. Units? by Cyno01 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Miles? Its a celestial body, use proper standard units, either multiples of texas or volkswagons.

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    "Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
  2. "Plutino" is not a nickname by gargleblast · · Score: 5, Informative
    It's a reporting mistake.

    All objects in 3:2 orbital resonance with Neptune are classified as plutinos, after the largest known such object, Pluto.