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New Solar System Object 'Ammonite' Discovered with Unique Orbit

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New Solar System Object 'Ammonite' Discovered with Unique Orbit
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Astronomers have discovered a new object called Ammonite (2023 KQ14), a sednoid orbiting far beyond Pluto, which challenges the hypothesis of a ninth planet in the solar system by exhibiting an orbit different from other sednoids, suggesting possible past planetary ejections.

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  1. Meet ‘Ammonite’ — A New World Just Found In The Solar System  Forbes
  2. Subaru Telescope Discovers “Fossil” in Outer Solar System  nao.ac.jp
  3. Discovery and dynamics of a Sedna-like object with a perihelion of 66 au  Nature

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