28 Jul
2005
28 Jul
'05
6:28 p.m.
One of the other lists I'm on is for those of us who search for asteroids. Someone has just posted a note that they have found an object that's beyond Pluto and appears to be as big if not bigger than Pluto. That, however, is based on an assumed albedo so it could end up being smaller (or bigger). More when I hear more. Patrick
28 Jul
28 Jul
9:40 p.m.
This just got more interesting. The net is abuzz with this one and the Minor Planet Center just assigned it a designation (2003 EL61). Here's an applet showing the orbit. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/orbits/2003el61.html Even at 51 AU it's still magnitude 17 so it's either very reflective (the Death Star?) or very big. Patrick
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