Article 456T4 Astronomers Just Discovered 'Farout,' the Most Distant Known Object in the Solar System

Astronomers Just Discovered 'Farout,' the Most Distant Known Object in the Solar System

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George Dvorsky
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A team of astronomers has discovered the most extreme trans-Neptunian object in the outer reaches of the Solar System. Dubbed "Farout," the object is more than 120 times farther from the Sun than Earth is. Excitingly, given preliminary estimates about its size, it could actually be a dwarf planet-but it's still too"

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