The trans-neptunian object UB313 is larger than Pluto
@article{Bertoldi2006TheTO, title={The trans-neptunian object UB313 is larger than Pluto}, author={F. Bertoldi and W. Altenhoff and A. Weiss and K. Menten and C. Thum}, journal={Nature}, year={2006}, volume={439}, pages={563-564} }
The most distant known object in the Solar System, 2003 UB313 (97 au from the Sun), was recently discovered near its aphelion. Its high eccentricity and inclination to the ecliptic plane, along with its perihelion near the orbit of Neptune, identify it as a member of the ‘scattered disk’. This disk of bodies probably originates in the Kuiper belt objects, which orbit near the ecliptic plane in circular orbits between 30 and 50 au, and may include Pluto as a member. The optical brightness of… CONTINUE READING
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