New "planet" to image

[ErwinvdVelden]

Hi everyone,

As everyone will have noticed by now the 10th planet 2003 UB313 (?)
is quite a bit away from the Sun and it's motion across the sky is only 0.5 arcsec/day with a current brightness of 18.9 magnitude. Since I can get downto magnitude 21 with the D70/C9.25 combination, I'll try to image it during Astrofest, but will probably only be able to identify it with a second shot a month later, when the little bugger has moved a mere 15 arcsec.

Gives me something to do....

Cheers,

[slice of heaven]

I'll be waiting for that one

[Crash Nebula]

Wow! A tenth planet? I thought it was a myth!!! Got any more info on it, Erwin?

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1560_1.asp
there ya go Charlie

[Crash Nebula]

Thanks!