Sociotard Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 As near as I can tell, they're like Kuiper belt objects, but even further out. Or they are Oort cloud objects, but they've fallen farther in. Maybe a little of both. http://blogs.discovery.com/cosmic_ray/2008/08/the-sednoids-a.html Also, wikipedia has just informed me there is a similar object named Orcus. I think it is awesome that somebody named a planetoid that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Re: The Sednoids, A News Class of Object from Deep Space Sweet! With all the stuff going on in astronomy, I think the new textbooks should include this sentence in the introduction: This is not your father's solar system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Re: The Sednoids, A News Class of Object from Deep Space My first year Physics professor told us just before the final that he had bad news and worse news for us. "The bad news is that half of what I just taught you is wrong. The worse news is that no one knows, yet, what half. Good luck on you exam!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Re: The Sednoids, A News Class of Object from Deep Space Sednoids! Oort Clouds! Orcus! Monster comets! Definitely some gamers in the astronomical community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Re: The Sednoids, A News Class of Object from Deep Space Definitely some gamers in the astronomical community. Some of us knew this decades ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Re: The Sednoids, A News Class of Object from Deep Space I had a bad case of sednoids last autumn, but with antibiotics I got over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Re: The Sednoids, A News Class of Object from Deep Space Preparation H helped me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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