Astronomers spot most distant object in the solar system, could point to other rogue planets

NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND—Astronomers have found the most distant object ever in our solar system, three times farther away than Pluto. The dwarf planet, which has been designated V774104, is between 500 and 1000 kilometers across. It will take another year before scientists pin down its orbit, but it could end up joining an emerging class of extreme solar system objects whose strange orbits point to the hypothetical influence of rogue planets or nearby stars.

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Astronomers spot most distant object in the solar system, could point to other rogue planets

NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND—Astronomers have found the most distant object ever in our solar system, three times farther away than Pluto. The dwarf planet, which has been designated V774104, is between 500 and 1000 kilometers across. It will take another year before scientists pin down its orbit, but it could end up joining an emerging class of extreme solar system objects whose strange orbits point to the hypothetical influence of rogue planets or nearby stars.

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> Astronomers have found the most distant object ever in our solar system, three times farther away than Pluto.

Sedna’s orbit takes it from 76 AU to 938 AU. It’s currently at 86 AU.
Pluto’s orbit take it from 30 AU to 49 AU.
V774104 is currently at 103 AU.