New Dwarf Planet Found in the Outskirts of the Solar System, Giving Astronomers More Ammunition to Search for Evidence of Planet 9

By Evan Gough October 3, 2018
New Dwarf Planet Found in the Outskirts of the Solar System, Giving Astronomers More Ammunition to Search for Evidence of Planet 9

“These distant objects are like breadcrumbs leading us to Planet X." Scott Sheppard, Carnegie University.

“We think there could be thousands of small bodies like 2015 TG387 out on the Solar System’s fringes." - David Tholen, University of Hawaii.

“They can be used as probes to understand what is happening at the edge of our Solar System.” - Scott Sheppard, Carnegie University.

Sources:

  • Carnegie Science Press Release: "New extremely distant Solar System object found during hunt for Planet X"

  • Nature: "‘Goblin’ world found orbiting at the edges of the Solar System"

  • Research Paper: "A New High Perihelion Inner Oort Cloud Object"

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