10th planet discovered!!!

[azskyman]

Just hope if it is confirmed as a planet that they don't name it after a cartoon character. Growing up, Pluto was a cartoon character during my day...and that's how I remembered the name.

Please PLEASE....do not name this one Spongebob!

[The Big Dog]

Please PLEASE....do not name this one Spongebob!

I'm voting for Cartman, myself.

[yoda]

Please PLEASE....do not name this one Spongebob!

I'm voting for Cartman, myself.

I am guessing so that the planet (if it is one) can tell Pluto this?

"Respect my authorita!"

[Hurricaneman]

Interesting

[coriolis]

My 2 cents: If the object is spherical, that would argue for planetary status. That would indicate a planet-like genesis. All the pictures I've seen of Pluto are spherical (or maybe they're all just artists renderings). IMO any object that's irregular would be an asteroid or kuiper belt object.

[Aslkahuna]

First off, the lack of detection by the Spitzer constrains the diameter as being less than twice Pluto so it can not be near the size of Mecury. The Planets are not all male names. Venus certainly is not and Earth ("Gaia") is also considered Female.

Steve

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

One more thing that needs to be side. We will discover a planet soon that is thrown from its solar system. By a Jupiter type world pushing it out of the solar system. Or the planet just being thrown. A floating world out in space. So by saying that it has to be around a star it is not a planet is unsmart. In also will not last long in the books at the rate we are finding/discovering things.

In another thing is the surface of this new world might be unreflecting. In which they said even if it was making its own light or 100 percent rereflecting it would be as big as Pluto if not bigger. Thats saying that they don't have a good idea at the size. We can debate this when we know the facts.

When Pluto was discovered they thought it was bigger then Mercury. But then they discovered it was much smaller. I think they will discover the other way around with this.

If the Spitzer can see 100 of light years out why on earth can't see this?

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

They are finding smaller planets.
http://exoplanets.org/gl876_web/gl876_graphics.html


Also if a planet is this small how can they be made out of Gas. Doe's that go against something. I would expect these are rocky planets.

[kevin]

Wow I do feel kind of stupid about the male god thing. Ah well.

[kevin]

If the Spitzer can see 100 of light years out why on earth can't see this?

I think the deal is rather technical, but just because something sees better far away doesn't mean it can see things up close. Try looking at small print with a telescope.

[WindRunner]

you know this is like the 4th "tenth planet" since 1998 or something. This one has gotten the most attention though, so I guess that's worth something

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

The other ones where much smaller then Pluto. This is a good amount bigger. In we don't even know the true size yet. The best thinking right now is 1.5 to 2.0 times as big as Pluto. In it could be slightly larger.

[Swimdude]

I heard on another board that the Name Proposed is "Xena"

That would be awful... Isn't that a video game?

[LaPlaceFF]

Name it edited

Never heard of that Roman god....










j/k