New Object Found at Edge of Solar System

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday December 14, 2005 @08:46AM from the couldn't-we-find-a-better-name dept.

Rei writes to tell us NewScientist is reporting that a new object has been found beyond Pluto. The new object, nicknamed "Buffy", has an almost circular orbit which is tilted some 47 degrees off of most other bodies in our solar system. From the article: "Neptune has been blamed for scattering many other [Kuiper Belt Objects] into tilted paths. But these tend to show other signs of a past interaction with the giant planet, such as moving in elliptical paths and having one part of their orbit pass near Neptune's at 30 astronomical units from the Sun. [Buffy], however, follows a nearly circular path. And it is too distant to have come into direct contact with Neptune, traveling between 52 and 62 AU from the Sun. Its orbit is also too circular - and too small - to have been tilted by a passing star."

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I protest by erroneus · 2005-12-14 08:50 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Consider this to be my written complaint against this name. I'm too lazy to write a letter and figure out where to send it...
Rejected by Saiyine · 2005-12-14 08:58 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Article submitted and rejected yesterday. At least rejected stories make a good, albeit short, posts for my own blog.

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Bruce Willis by jlebrech · 2005-12-14 20:01 · Score: 0, Offtopic

All we need is some help from Bruce Willis and his taxi.
Isn't this object a bit early!! is it aproaching?