Subaru Telescope Discovers “Fossil” in Outer Solar System (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Subaru Telescope Discovers “Fossil” in Outer Solar System

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The orbit of 2023 KQ14 (in red) compared to the orbits of the other three sednoids (in white). 2023 KQ14was discovered near its perihelion at a distance of 71 astronomical units (71 times the average distance between the Sun and Earth). The yellow point indicates its current position.

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