Comments on: Astronomers Find New Object, Possible Super-Earth In Our Solar System https://briankoberlein.com/2015/12/18/astronomers-find-new-object-possible-super-earth-in-our-solar-system/ Brian Koberlein Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:26:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.3 By: Wayne https://briankoberlein.com/2015/12/18/astronomers-find-new-object-possible-super-earth-in-our-solar-system/#comment-3530 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:58:08 +0000 https://briankoberlein.com/?p=5570#comment-3530 Saw this today and found it intriguing – could this be the same object?

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35365323

]]> By: Aldor https://briankoberlein.com/2015/12/18/astronomers-find-new-object-possible-super-earth-in-our-solar-system/#comment-3415 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 08:46:41 +0000 https://briankoberlein.com/?p=5570#comment-3415 Why such a great range of possible distances (100 to 20K AU)? I thought such distances could be readily measured by parallax observation?

]]> By: Jpatrick https://briankoberlein.com/2015/12/18/astronomers-find-new-object-possible-super-earth-in-our-solar-system/#comment-3413 Fri, 18 Dec 2015 23:33:16 +0000 https://briankoberlein.com/?p=5570#comment-3413 Since this wavelength is emitted by things that are about 10 K or so, I’d say we are looking at a cold rock or ice. If, as the images suggest, it’s variable in this wavelength, that could mean a few things. It could mean that the object is rotating and it has cold side and a colder side. Could also be consistent with object having one or more satellites.

]]> By: Wayne https://briankoberlein.com/2015/12/18/astronomers-find-new-object-possible-super-earth-in-our-solar-system/#comment-3411 Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:13:19 +0000 https://briankoberlein.com/?p=5570#comment-3411 Fascinating it could be one of so many diverse possibilities! I’ve often wondered how many objects we will end up finding further from the ecliptic. Seems like the more we look the more we find, especially outside the “established norms”.

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