Sensation in space – astronomers have discovered the most distant object in the solar system known to mankind. Washington – Suppose
Sensation in space – astronomers have discovered the most distant object in the solar system known to mankind.
Washington – The reportedly bullet-shaped object has been tentatively named “2018 VG18” and is nicknamed “Farout,” which literally means “far out.” Published by the Center for Minor Planets of the International Union of Astronomers IAU.
“Farout”: 500 kilometers in diameter and spherical in shape
The object has an estimated diameter of 500 kilometers, which would correspond to about one-tenth of Mercury, the smallest planet in the Solar System. “Farout” would be a dwarf planet like Pluto, it has a diameter of about 2400 km. It also has a pink hue, which is mostly associated with ice. Because of its great distance, Farout could take “” more than 1,000 years to go around the Sun once.
“Farout” for the first time in Hawaii
The distance between the Sun and the Earth is called an astronomical unit (AU), which corresponds to approximately 150 million visible kilometers. “Farout” is about 120 AU, dwarf planet Eris 96 AU, and Pluto is located at 34 AU. The previously unknown object was discovered by three astronomers from Washington, Hawaii and Arizona. The first images were delivered to the telescope in Hawaii, and “Farout” was observed at the observatory in Chile.
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“We are finally exploring the edges of our solar system”
“We are at the edges of our solar system to explore, finally, far beyond Pluto,” said Chad Trujillo, one of the three researchers, according to the Carnegie Institution for Science. New wide-angle digital cameras are on some of the world’s largest telescopes. The telescope took the first images of “Farout”, and from Japan, with a consortium of universities in the USA and several research institutions.
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Date of update: December 19, 2018, 02:04 am
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: newstars.edu.vn