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I thought it was Xena, but:
The planet, with the current temporary (and unfortunate) name 2003UB313, was discovered in an ongoing survey at Palomar Observatory's Samuel Oschin telescope by astronomers Mike Brown (Caltech), Chad Trujillo (Gemini Observatory), and David Rabinowitz (Yale University).

About the name: The real name of the new planet is currently in limbo while committees decide its fate. For those speculating that the name will be "Lila" based on the web site name I must warn you that that is really just a sentimental dad's early-morning-after-no-sleep naming of a web site for his (at the time) three week old daughter and one should not take it too seriously! In fact, the sentimental dad was so tired he even spelled his own daughter's name wrong (it is "Lilah"). The name "Xena" is frequently heard associated with this planet; this name comes from an internal cod name that we used before we publically announced the existence of the planet. Other code names have been "Santa" (2003 EL61), "Rudolph" (the moon of 2003 EL61), "Easterbunny" (2005 FY9) and "Flying Dutchman" (Sedna), and "Gabrielle" (the moon of 2003 UB313). We use these names internally simply because they are easier to say and remember than things like 2003 EL61 or S/2005 (2003 UB313) 1 . There is no chance whatsoever that these will become the permanent names of these objects! As soon as the committees make their decisions these objects will get real names. When we first announced the existence of these objects we thought that the real names would be decided in days to weeks, not months to years so it never occured to us that these code names would last more than a few days. We hope the committees decide soon so people can start getting used to the real more dignified names soon!

2006-06-23 02:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by indigrrl 3 · 0 0

Planet X was a large hypothetical planet orbiting beyond the orbit of Neptune. The X stands for "unknown", not the Roman number 10; there were only 8 known planets at the time. Its existence, first as a ninth planet, and after 1930 as a tenth, was postulated on the basis of apparent discrepancies in the orbits of the gas giants, especially those of Uranus and Neptune. Those discrepancies have largely been resolved by modern measurement, removing the basis for Planet X.

Although Pluto was discovered as a result of the search for Planet X, it is not Planet X. Kuiper Belt object 2003 UB313 is not Planet X either, although its discoverers are pushing for the International Astronomical Union to designate it as a tenth planet.

In popular culture, "Planet X" has become a generic stand-in term for an undiscovered planet in the solar system.

2006-06-23 02:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No idea, I thought we had discovered a large Kuyper Belt Object, inside our own solar system larger than Pluto, which called into question Pluto's continued classification as a "Planet". Now you are telling me we have discovered Ten other planets outside our solar system?

2006-06-23 02:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by djoldgeezer 7 · 0 0

The tenth planet is considered to be an asteroid from the belt

2006-06-23 04:21:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

If you like Tool, then check out A Perfect Circle (same vocalist). Anyways, I have recently listened to Autozamms new album, very good.

2016-03-27 01:57:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It has not been officially named nor has it been officially declared "a planet"

2006-06-23 02:46:42 · answer #6 · answered by sam21462 5 · 0 0

Earth.

2006-06-23 03:41:46 · answer #7 · answered by bold4bs 4 · 0 0

planet x

2006-06-23 02:46:34 · answer #8 · answered by Linz 1 · 0 0

its either xena or sedna

2006-06-23 03:25:03 · answer #9 · answered by nidhi 2 · 0 0

SEDNA

2006-06-26 03:08:13 · answer #10 · answered by bulldog5667 3 · 0 0

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