aximbigfan

i read it on my cell phone.... and we will discover it is a metorite when it comes fourth the kill us..... JK!

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Martin

There have actually been a few discoveries in recent years. This one, 2003 UB313, is the biggest at around 3000km across (it was discovered in 2003, but has now been officially confirmed). It is in all probability larger than Pluto (it's a bit fainter, but 3 times further away). The relative distance is shown by this diagram:


There have also been 2003 EL61, which is smaller than Pluto, and 2001 KX76 (which is around 1270km across), quite near Pluto itself.

So do we have 9, 10, 11, 12 planets? Important people are in the process of deciding the issue; do we classify these new findings as "worlds" and add them to our list of planets, or do we de-classify Pluto? That's the source of the contention; if we've classified Pluto as a planet, then so should these. If we don't, then Pluto should no longer officially been seen as a planet.

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Howard2k

I always thought that the earth was bigger than that...

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Originally Posted by tabten5

There have actually been a few discoveries in recent years. This one, 2003 UB313, is the biggest at around 3000km across (it was discovered in 2003, but has now been officially confirmed). It is in all probability larger than Pluto (it's a bit fainter, but 3 times further away). The relative distance is shown by this diagram: There have also been 2003 EL61, which is smaller than Pluto, and 2001 KX76 (which is around 1270km across), quite near Pluto itself. So do we have 9, 10, 11, 12 planets? Important people are in the process of deciding the issue; do we classify these new findings as "worlds" and add them to our list of planets, or do we de-classify Pluto? That's the source of the contention; if we've classified Pluto as a planet, then so should these. If we don't, then Pluto should no longer officially been seen as a planet.

o wow... i didnt know it was that far off...


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tiger_splash

Anyone read 12th planet? This is the planet.

HAPPY BEAU

I hope they dont send a probe to Uranus!

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Howard2k

Originally Posted by HAPPY BEAU

I hope they dont send a probe to Uranus!

My what???

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Originally Posted by HAPPY BEAU

I hope they dont send a probe to Uranus!

LOL!!!!!!!!!


chris

deftech

Tabten is correct on his postings...

There are at least 3 (I think more though) "masses" that are still in the works of whether or not to classify them as planets. This one was all over the news a couple years ago (2003 I think), so I'm not sure why it's coming up again as a "new discovery". I guess that's just for all the people who missed the discovery back then. :p

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DanmanX

Ahhh!!! I remember this also from 2003. So what are you all saying? The 11th? The 12th?? The 35th?