Our 10th Planet founded, "Sedna"

tekkmortal · 03-15-2004, 10:43 AM

Scientists: Most distant object in solar system found

Monday, March 15, 2004 Posted: 9:40 AM EST (1440 GMT)

The Spitzer Space Telescope has sent back stunning images, including this one of a star formation region.

(CNN) -- Scientists may have discovered the solar system's most distant object, more than 3 billion kilometers farther away from the sun than Pluto.

NASA is set to make an official announcement later Monday U.S. time.

The object -- about 10 billion kilometers from Earth -- has been given the provisional name of Sedna after the Inuit goddess of the sea.

Dr. Michael Brown of the California Institute of Technology and his team of astronomers, using the recently launched high power Spitzer Space Telescope, found Sedna during an ongoing three-year outer solar system project.

The Tenagra Observatory in Arizona was used to provide a verifying second set of measurements for the object.

Sedna is the largest object to be found circling the sun since Pluto was discovered in 1930.

The discovery has also sparked debate over what constitutes a planet.

Initial details indicated Sedna to be made of ice and rock and to be of a smaller size than Pluto, with a diameter of almost 2,000 km.

Many astronomers say Pluto, with a diameter of 2,300 km, is too small to be a termed a planet and is actually just one of many minor objects in the outer reaches of the solar system.

But those who argue Pluto is a planet are likely to push the claim for Sedna to become the 10th planet in the solar system.

Dr. Brown will present the discovery during a NASA briefing on Monday at 1:00 p.m. EST (1800 GMT).

The Spitzer Space Telescope was launched in August last year and is the fourth of NASA's Great Observatories. The program also includes the Hubble Space Telescope.
Our solar system

# Mercury Diameter: 4,880 km, Mean distance from sun approx. 58 million km.

# Venus 12,140 km, 108 million km.

# Earth 12,756 km, 150 million km.

# Mars 6,787 km, 228 million km.

# Jupiter 142,800 km, 778 million km.

# Saturn 120,660 km, 1,.4 billion km.

# Uranus 51,118 km, 2,9 billion km.

# Neptune 49,528 km, 4.5 billion km.

# Pluto 2,300 km, 5.9 billion km.

***VamPyroX*** · 03-15-2004, 11:17 AM

Ooh...

Interesting!

Cheri · 03-15-2004, 11:49 AM

Damn, I feel like I am back to school now.. Is there a test on this?

Sorry! Excuse my Joke.

Lasza · 03-15-2004, 11:53 AM

Ohhh 10th planet name is Sedna. That's nice name. Time for the astrologers begin study on Sedna.

Ziusudra · 03-15-2004, 12:11 PM

Wow, that sounds cool... and with new technology too!

03-15-2004, 12:28 PM

HUH??? Sedna who? What Technology? Gee, I need to go back to school and study in Science and Space..

Kalista · 03-15-2004, 12:29 PM

Do you believe, the aliens live out there those planets ?? Is there anything evidence with Alient like skelton, skin, hand print, etc... There are too many making the movie of aliens. Do you believe in UFO ?

How come aliens are not friendly with us? Why can't UFO stop by here to say hello to us ??

E.T.

Alien

Mars Attack

I love that movie

I can't remember other name of movies.

tekkmortal · 03-15-2004, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrazyRedHeadWV

HUH??? Sedna who? What Technology? Gee, I need to go back to school and study in Science and Space..

It could be "Sabrina" LOL

Kalista · 03-15-2004, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tekkmortal

It could be "Sabrina" LOL

Lasza · 03-15-2004, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sabrina

Do you believe, the aliens live out there those planets ?? Is there anything evidence with Alient like skelton, skin, hand print, etc... There are too many making the movie of aliens. Do you believe in UFO ?

How come aliens are not friendly with us? Why can't UFO stop by here to say hello to us ??

Wonder same thing. Fowarding to meet UFO in friendly term. I do remmy Sylvia Browne's saying about something about her prediction. Would be nice for us to meet UFO. Is it will be happening??

Look at 40. Aliens will begin to show themselves in the year 2010, they will not harm us, they simply want to see what we are doing to this planet. They will teach us how to use anti-gravity devices again, such as they did for the pyramids.

Malfoyish · 03-15-2004, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lasza

Wonder same thing. Fowarding to meet UFO in friendly term. I do remmy Sylvia Browne's saying about something about her prediction. Would be nice for us to meet UFO. Is it will be happening??

Look at 40. Aliens will begin to show themselves in the year 2010, they will not harm us, they simply want to see what we are doing to this planet. They will teach us how to use anti-gravity devices again, such as they did for the pyramids.

I'm a little afraid of the possibility of aliens...I've seen "Independence Day" too many times....

Malfoyish

Kalista · 03-15-2004, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malfoyish

I'm a little afraid of the possibility of aliens...I've seen "Independence Day" too many times....

Malfoyish

We can teach the alien

with his beautiful long middle green finger !

Malfoyish · 03-15-2004, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sabrina

We can teach the alien

with his beautiful long middle green finger !

AH, yes!!! That is quite the universal sign!!!

Angel · 03-15-2004, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malfoyish

I'm a little afraid of the possibility of aliens...I've seen "Independence Day" too many times....

Malfoyish

Malfoyish...I understand exectly what you mean..I 've seen ' Independence Day ' too many darn times....haha...I don't know if I want to see an ' Aliens ' either.....

Angel · 03-15-2004, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sabrina

We can teach the alien

with his beautiful long middle green finger !

*laughing still*..OoOoOhhh, Ure one funniest Girly here...ha

CatoCooper13 · 03-15-2004, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ^Angel^

Malfoyish...I understand exectly what you mean..I 've seen ' Independence Day ' too many darn times....haha...I don't know if I want to see an ' Aliens ' either.....

Hehehe...I'm an Aliens fan here.

It's only a MOVIE,

Kalista · 03-16-2004, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ^Angel^

*laughing still*..OoOoOhhh, Ure one funniest Girly here...ha

Hey Angel !! That is not very nice of you to make fun of me !!

I am learning how to use my middle finger...

Kalista · 03-16-2004, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malfoyish

I'm a little afraid of the possibility of aliens...I've seen "Independence Day" too many times....

Malfoyish

You will be next person to capture you at my home. Malfoyish !!

I will see you at my planet ! Malfoyish...

Kalista · 03-16-2004, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malfoyish

AH, yes!!! That is quite the universal sign!!!

I am watching both of you Malfoyish and Sabrina !!

Malfoyish · 03-16-2004, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sabrina

I am watching both of you Malfoyish and Sabrina !!

:::gasp:::

:::getting a running start, diving underneath the never-ending, oversized AD couch and vowing never to ever come out:::

I WANT MY MOMMY!

LUNZ · 03-16-2004, 04:00 PM

The 6,000 year old Sumerian descriptions of our solar system include one more planet they called "Nibiru", which means "Planet of the crossing".The descriptions of this planet by the Sumerians match precisely the specifications of "Planet X" (the Tenth Planet), which is currently being sought by astronomers in the depths of our own Solar System.

Strange, two both conflict stories that i research myself.....
Sedna or Nibiru????
http://xfacts.com/x.htm

EskemoBanchee · 07-20-2008, 08:42 AM

Im believed in shamans, so i always read shaman and inuit myths books and story it is awesome shaman and spiritually things

Sedna is goddess of the sea shaman

Byrdie714 · 07-20-2008, 10:47 AM

But Pluto isn't a planet anymore..... or is it?

So how can "Sedna" be our 10th planet, if Pluto has been discounted?

RichardDeaf · 07-20-2008, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Byrdie714

But Pluto isn't a planet anymore..... or is it?

So how can "Sedna" be our 10th planet, if Pluto has been discounted?

Look like they are reconsidering Pluto as planet again.. Sedna is sightly smaller than Pluto according to the news.

HorseRace · 07-20-2008, 12:58 PM

they are still argue but already pluto became to be dwarf planets.. but as for me, i called them planet as long as it has gravity strong one.. not like astorid.. very few has gravity as own! imaga ya!

so far there are several found that called plutoids.. it means those rock round has graivty as it must be farther than klupier belt.. it then called plutoids.. that is why pluto is part of plutoids..

Dixie · 07-20-2008, 08:22 PM

Oh Lordy this could be the year's debate...

Is Pluto a planet - if Sedna is a planet and Pluto isnt why?

What do we know about Sedna, what do we not know about Sedna.

Should Pluto be reinstated as a planet, should Sedna also be included as our 10th planet?

SxyPorkie · 07-20-2008, 08:42 PM

Kalista.. as usual.. almost all of your posts are very funny... i always laugh...

03-15-2004, 10:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
tekkmortal Smashin' Pumpkins! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,537	Our 10th Planet founded, "Sedna" Scientists: Most distant object in solar system found Monday, March 15, 2004 Posted: 9:40 AM EST (1440 GMT) The Spitzer Space Telescope has sent back stunning images, including this one of a star formation region. (CNN) -- Scientists may have discovered the solar system's most distant object, more than 3 billion kilometers farther away from the sun than Pluto. NASA is set to make an official announcement later Monday U.S. time. The object -- about 10 billion kilometers from Earth -- has been given the provisional name of Sedna after the Inuit goddess of the sea. Dr. Michael Brown of the California Institute of Technology and his team of astronomers, using the recently launched high power Spitzer Space Telescope, found Sedna during an ongoing three-year outer solar system project. The Tenagra Observatory in Arizona was used to provide a verifying second set of measurements for the object. Sedna is the largest object to be found circling the sun since Pluto was discovered in 1930. The discovery has also sparked debate over what constitutes a planet. Initial details indicated Sedna to be made of ice and rock and to be of a smaller size than Pluto, with a diameter of almost 2,000 km. Many astronomers say Pluto, with a diameter of 2,300 km, is too small to be a termed a planet and is actually just one of many minor objects in the outer reaches of the solar system. But those who argue Pluto is a planet are likely to push the claim for Sedna to become the 10th planet in the solar system. Dr. Brown will present the discovery during a NASA briefing on Monday at 1:00 p.m. EST (1800 GMT). The Spitzer Space Telescope was launched in August last year and is the fourth of NASA's Great Observatories. The program also includes the Hubble Space Telescope. Our solar system # Mercury Diameter: 4,880 km, Mean distance from sun approx. 58 million km. # Venus 12,140 km, 108 million km. # Earth 12,756 km, 150 million km. # Mars 6,787 km, 228 million km. # Jupiter 142,800 km, 778 million km. # Saturn 120,660 km, 1,.4 billion km. # Uranus 51,118 km, 2,9 billion km. # Neptune 49,528 km, 4.5 billion km. # Pluto 2,300 km, 5.9 billion km.

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Lasza Premium Lurker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mile High State Posts: 2,509	Ohhh 10th planet name is Sedna. That's nice name. Time for the astrologers begin study on Sedna.

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Ziusudra The Cammy Fighter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 771	Wow, that sounds cool... and with new technology too!

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CrazyMomma Guest Posts: n/a	HUH??? Sedna who? What Technology? Gee, I need to go back to school and study in Science and Space..

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LUNZ Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 874	The 6,000 year old Sumerian descriptions of our solar system include one more planet they called "Nibiru", which means "Planet of the crossing".The descriptions of this planet by the Sumerians match precisely the specifications of "Planet X" (the Tenth Planet), which is currently being sought by astronomers in the depths of our own Solar System. Strange, two both conflict stories that i research myself..... Sedna or Nibiru???? http://xfacts.com/x.htm

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EskemoBanchee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Qamani'tuarmiuqavinitauyutuqauqqammiaqpungattauq Posts: 22	Im believed in shamans, so i always read shaman and inuit myths books and story it is awesome shaman and spiritually things Sedna is goddess of the sea shaman

07-20-2008, 10:47 AM	#23 (permalink)
Byrdie714 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pacific County, Washington Posts: 5,089	But Pluto isn't a planet anymore..... or is it? So how can "Sedna" be our 10th planet, if Pluto has been discounted?

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HorseRace Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin TX Posts: 1,301	they are still argue but already pluto became to be dwarf planets.. but as for me, i called them planet as long as it has gravity strong one.. not like astorid.. very few has gravity as own! imaga ya! so far there are several found that called plutoids.. it means those rock round has graivty as it must be farther than klupier belt.. it then called plutoids.. that is why pluto is part of plutoids..

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SxyPorkie SxyPorkie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,095	Kalista.. as usual.. almost all of your posts are very funny... i always laugh... __________________ Life Goes On!!