Planet size and position

July 30th, 2005

The tenth planet is the farthest-known object in the solar system at about 9 billion miles away from the sun, and the third brightest of the Kuiper belt objects. Neptune probably flung it into its highly inclined (44°) orbit. It’s currently glowing at magnitude 18.9 in the constellation Cetus.

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One Response to “Planet size and position”

  1. Mr. B Says:

    when will the tenth planet be near earth?

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