2003 Ub 313: The Incredible Shrinking Planet?, No bigger than Pluto? |
2003 Ub 313: The Incredible Shrinking Planet?, No bigger than Pluto? |
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Jan 31 2006, 09:20 PM
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Apr 14 2006, 09:08 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 9-January 06 Member No.: 639 |
I came up with a unique definition according to mass awhile back. Basically, I set the lower size limit for a major planet at the lowest possible diameter for a body with the density of water to have a mass at 0.001 Earth mass. Incredibly, the result came out to be a diameter of 2250 km! In this scheme, the only known objects in the Kuiper Belt that would qualify as major planets would be 2003 UB313 and Pluto. 2005 FY9 and 2003 EL61 are out! Later!
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