10th Planet???

[slice of heaven]

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050729_large_object.html
SPACE.com -- New World Discovered Beyond Neptune

More detailed in the next link

http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/2003EL61/
2003 EL61

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[Greg Bryant]

There's something even bigger announced overnight. 2003 UB313. Here's a write-up of both discoveries announced in the last 24 hours..

http://www.austskyandtel.com.au/news20050730_LargeKBO.htm

Regards,

[slice of heaven]

Thanks Greg
The one I linked to brings up the same old question ..How big is a planet?
The second one, if its the size their saying , should be classed as a planet if its larger than Pluto.
10 is a better number.

I saw a link on Mike Brown's site to the larger one but skipped it, now I cant find it.

The discoveries still leave hope for more.

As a note, The Spanish team credited with the discovery of 2003 EL61 were using what looks like a 14" Celestron (I cant read Spanish), well within amateur scope parameters.

[cometcatcher]

Wow, UB313 is twice Pluto's average distance away, only 1/4 the amount of light that Pluto gets would fall on it. Er, I think that's how it works. It would be dark there!

EL61 even has a moon! Amazing stuff.

[ballaratdragons]

SkyNews is announcing it as the Discovery of a 10th planet in our Solar System awaiting confirmation.

[xstream]

The latest now says 3 new planets have been discovered.
http://www.arksky.org/smf/index.php?topic=732.msg3642#msg3642

[MiG]

Yes, that's right.

[slice of heaven]

Amazing what they find.
12?? The more the merrier.
The discoverers are wanting to name UB313 Xena

[phobos]

Xena is its nickname at the moment.. the discoverers have submitted the name they have chosen to the International Astronomical Union but they are keeping their choice secret.

I feel sorry for the Astrologers, surely this must stuff up their charts.. that explains why i have been moody lately, Xena in Taurus rising ;)

[iceman]

lol phobos :)

[cometcatcher]

Nah those planets are too far away to affect the astrology charts. Not that the other planets arn't either. ;)