New Dwarf Planet Discovered Far Beyond Pluto's Orbit

space.com ^ | 07/11/2016

[BenLurkin]

Pluto isn't quite as lonely as scientists had thought.

Astronomers have discovered another dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, the ring of icy objects beyond Neptune. But this newfound world, dubbed 2015 RR245, is much more distant than Pluto, orbiting the sun once every 700 Earth years, scientists said. (Pluto completes one lap around the sun every 248 Earth years.)

"The icy worlds beyond Neptune trace how the giant planets formed and then moved out from the sun," discovery team member Michele Bannister, of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, said in a statement. "They let us piece together the history of our solar system."

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The exact size of 2015 RR245 is not yet known, but the researchers think it's about 435 miles (700 kilometers) wide. Pluto is the largest resident of the Kuiper Belt, with a diameter of 1,474 miles (2,371 km).

The research team first spotted 2015 RR245 in February of this year, while poring over images that the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii took in September 2015 as part of the ongoing Outer Solar System Origins Survey (OSSOS).

"There it was on the screen — this dot of light moving so slowly that it had to be at least twice as far as Neptune from the sun," Bannister said.

[Tax-chick]

That reminds me, I need to get the oil changed on the Avalon.

[Darksheare]

Sort of awake.
Yesterday was frustrating.

[null and void]

Have some coffee...

[Darksheare]

....I’m immune.
So it isn’t having the standard benefit.

[Tax-chick]

Animal Kingdom Weirdness!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3455200/posts

[ArGee]

You and I must have had the same yesterday.

I am sorry for you.

[ArGee]

The idea that you and I have begun sharing days appears to be too much for most people here.

[Monkey Face]

Sharing days is much nicer than sharing dreams, right, Darks?

[moose07]

A few more lessons and those Doggies will be ready for their Driving test.
Clutch control is going to take a bit of teaching, but we’ll get there.

[moose07]

That’s wheelie good that is.

Pimp my ride, 1936 style.

[ArGee]

I thought clutch control was what city women did to ensure their clutches didn’t get stolen.

[moose07]

:)
That’s called a 38 snubbie tucked in the belt.
Clutch control is for drivers who need to keep their Left foot occupied to prevent random boredom braking events.

[Monkey Face]

I love to have my truck done over by Pimp My Ride, for sure! LOL!

[Darksheare]

I was stuck at work for over 22 hours.
You see, the office neglected to schedule someone to show up in the morning...

[Darksheare]

Hey, it is hilarious to wander the dreamscape and mess with everything.
Waking world, not so much.

[NoCmpromiz]

[moose07]

Oh yeah, Ridin’ Low with da ‘Face.
Checkin’ out da hydraulics an’ Rims!
Pumpin’ stereo an’ Tints.
Cruzin’ Town Low and Slow......

(Apologies to Lighting McQueen)

[Tax-chick]

Good plan. Let us know if it works.

[ArGee]

Oh. My day was a little different.

It was just the 5th time through the same day.

But with added humidity.

[Monkey Face]

Yes, and I didn’t care for the mess you made before you finally left the dreams! But still, having you walk through the dreams is better when there are several good talking points... The mess can clean itself up, later!