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Dwarf planet candidate appears which takes roughly 280 years to orbit our sun

Hacker News Thursday 12 November 2026, 19:05 UTC By cybermango 1 min read
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Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-found-a-mysterious-object-orbiting-far-beyond-pluto-it-could-be-a-new-dwarf-planet-hidden-in-our-solar-system-180989857/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50472490 Points: 8 # Comments: 1

Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-found-a-mysterious-object-orbiting-far-beyond-pluto-it-could-be-a-new-dwarf-planet-hidden-in-our-solar-system-180989857/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50472490

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