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Live Science on MSNAstronomers discover new dwarf planet 'Ammonite' — and it could upend the existence of Planet Nine
A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be ...
Japan's Subaru Telescope in Hawaii detected a faint, icy body. Now named 2023 KQ14, or Ammonite, it lies well beyond Pluto.
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Astronomy on MSNNew sednoid “Ammonite” discovery deepens Planet Nine mystery
Astronomers have found 2023 KQ14, nicknamed Ammonite, a rare sednoid with a unique orbit that challenges the Planet Nine hypothesis.
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What Does Ammonite’s Orbit Reveal About the Solar System’s Deepest Mysteries?
Would one frozen world, just visible on the rim of the Sun’s kingdom, turn decades of speculation on the concealed layout of ...
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Discover Magazine on MSNIncredibly Rare Celestial Object May Change What We Know About Planet Nine
Learn more about a sednoid called Ammonite that has been detected in the outer reaches of the Solar System.
The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...
A tiny object far beyond Pluto, newly discovered by the Subaru Telescope, could reshape our understanding of the early Solar System. Named 2023 KQ14, this rare “sednoid” follows an unusual orbit that ...
According to study co-author Dr Fumi Yoshida, Neptune is the only known massive object near the outer Solar System that could ...
Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.
For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...
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Digital Camera World on MSNThe newest member of the solar system was discovered by wide-angle imaging on a three-ton, 870MP camera
Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was ...
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