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Sedna (dwarf planet)
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Sedna is a dwarf planet in the outermost reaches of the Solar System, orbiting the Sun far beyond the orbit of Neptune. It was discovered in 2003, and is roughly 1,000 km in diameter. Spectroscopic an
Low-resolution image of Sedna by the Hubble Space Telescope, March 2004
Low-resolution image of Sedna by the Hubble Space Telescope, March 2004
Ceres RC3 Haulani Crater
Ceres RC3 Haulani Crater
Pluto in True Color High Res
Pluto in True Color High Res
Sednoid
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A sednoid is a trans-Neptunian object with a large semi-major axis, a distant perihelion and a highly eccentric orbit, similar to that of the dwarf planet Sedna. The consensus among astronomers is tha
Sedna (dwarf planet)
…known planets. It has since become the prototype of a new class of objects characterized by highly eccentric orbits with very distant perihelia, the sednoids. The astronomer Michael E. Brown, co-discoverer of Sedna, has argued that its unusual orbit could provide information on the early evolution of the…
Discovery image of Sedna, the eponymous and first known sednoid
Discovery image of Sedna, the eponymous and first known sednoid