2006-09-09 00:56:19 · 9 answers · asked by Om T 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No new planets, and Pluto is no longer a planet.
2006-09-09 00:58:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming you mean in our solar system. There are many comets and moons etc. that have been mistaken for planets (Pluto is sometimes argued to be among them) and other examples are Sedna, Charon and Quaoar.
However, when searching the web I did find an article at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/29jul_planetx.htm?list39638 that starts:-
July 29, 2005: "It's definitely bigger than Pluto." So says Dr. Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology who announced today the discovery of a new planet in the outer solar system.
The planet, which hasn't been officially named yet, was found by Brown and colleagues using the Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory near San Diego. It is currently about 97 times farther from the sun than Earth, or 97 Astronomical Units (AU). For comparison, Pluto is 40 AU from the sun.
You might want to read the full article at this site
2006-09-09 01:09:39 · answer #2 · answered by me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not know the name of the 8th planet because that was the last planet to be discovered. Pluto is no longer a planet so we have to revert back.The latest planet I feel is planet - M
2006-09-09 01:16:58 · answer #3 · answered by Mein Hoon Na 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The largest dwarf planet known, 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: Now that 2003 UB313 has been officially classified it can finally get a name. Coming soon....
Information here will be continually updated as we learn more about this new dwarf planet.
http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/
2006-09-09 01:10:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2003 UB 313 is nicknamed "Xena" by Mike Brown and his team but they have rather jumped the gun as the naming process follows certain procedures and involves using naming conventions eg Gods from Classical Mythologies, and the nickname has no official status.
It is thought that either Prosperpina or Persephone (Greek or Latin versions of the name of Pluto's wife) may be chosen for "Xena" in due course,
If so, confusion with one or other of the asteroids 26 Proserpina (discovered 1853) and 399 Persephone (discovered 1895) will be semi-inevitable.
Xena has a moon nicknamed Gabrielle. And similarly if that is the official name the moon ends up with, confusion with the asteroid
355 Gabriella (discovered 1893) is probable.
One of the basic problems of choosing names for celestial bodies is that many potential names have been used up already.
2006-09-09 02:08:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The name of the new planet is Sedna. It's the tenth planet. But it seems like some people are still in the dark about it.
2006-09-09 02:30:02 · answer #6 · answered by space 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have actually lost one out of existing nine. But there is no new planet added to the list as yet.
2006-09-09 01:05:50 · answer #7 · answered by Mani G.India 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Nine Planets........now pluto is out how do we phrase this
2006-09-09 01:04:51 · answer #8 · answered by Eco-Savvy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of any new planets but only read about new discoveries in Mars.
2006-09-09 01:03:29 · answer #9 · answered by Fantasia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋