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originally posted by: vinifalou
Sadly I learned from ATS to ignore everything from st10. But will be following to see if it's something worth a few minutes
originally posted by: wildespace
You posted some interesting astronomical stuff, but then spoiled it with the "vortex" video. www.slate.com...
Thanks for the heads up about Niku, that's a very peculiar object.
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: Violater1
Meet Niku, the strange little Trans-neptunian Object...
Not 124,000 miles...only 124 miles--still a big chunk of rock, though.
Strange to be sure, but not Niburu, or planet 9, or any other planet.
originally posted by: neoholographic
Here's the article:
There's a mysterious object doing a crazy loop around our solar system — and scientists have no idea what it is
Scientists have found a mysterious object orbiting just beyond Neptune, and it's breaking all the rules.
Astronomers have nicknamed it "Niku," which means rebellious in Chinese, because of the object’s reckless behavior.
The object is about 160,000 times fainter than Neptune, suggesting that it could be less than 120 miles in diameter. That makes the icy celestial body a minor planet, which means it’s smaller than a planet but not quite a comet.
I'm pretty sure that 124,000 mile diameter is some kind of typo or mistake. The gravity of it would be playing hell on our solar system. It would be almost twice the size of Jupiter. That's just absurd.
a reply to: seagull
Beat me to it.edit on 26-7-2017 by watchitburn because: (no reason given)
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: Violater1
I know it's not your quote. Sorry, should have said so...
Checked out that link... Major typo....
The outer solar system is major league weird, and will probably only get weirder as we learn more.
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: Violater1
It's described as an asteroid, or comet--those generally don't come in 124,000 mile diameter sizes, at least not in this epoch of the solar system.
There could be, I suppose--I'm certainly not in any position to say otherwise, objects that large in the outer limits of the solar system...
124000 miles is 1/3 again approx. the size of Jupiter, with a corresponding increase in mass and gravity effects... It'd be the second largest object in the System. Let's just say I'm doubtful as to that size being accurate...
If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Hardly a unique experience for me...
originally posted by: vinifalou
Sadly I learned from ATS to ignore everything from st10. But will be following to see if it's something worth a few minutes