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Politics : Sioux Nation
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To: elpolvo who wrote (31019)7/30/2005 12:20:30 PM
From: T L Comiskey  Read Replies (3) of 362351
 
Saturday, 30 July 2005,


Astronomers detect '10th planet'
By Dr David Whitehouse
Science Editor BBC news website


The new planet has a highly inclined orbit
Astronomers in the United States have announced the discovery of the 10th planet to orbit our Sun.
The largest object found in our Solar System since Neptune was discovered in 1846, it was first seen in 2003 but has only now been confirmed as a planet.

Designated 2003 UB313, it is about 3,000km across, a world of rock and ice and somewhat larger than Pluto.

Scientists say it is three times as far away as Pluto, in an orbit at an angle to the orbits of the other planets.

Astronomers think that at some point in its history, Neptune likely flung it into its highly-inclined 44-degree orbit.

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