Evidence of ninth planet in solar system

Scientists say they have strong evidence that there is a ninth planet in our solar system orbiting far beyond even the dwarf world Pluto. The hypothetical “Planet X” has yet to be observed

Orbits of six Kuiper Belt

EVIDENCE:

Kuiper

Belt

Jupiter

objects (shown in white) appear to

be influenced by unknown planet

Pluto

Saturn

2007 TG422

Uranus

2013 RF98

2004 VN112

Neptune

Sedna

2012 VP113

2012 GB174

Possible orbit

of ninth planet,

“Planet X”

Neptune

PLANETS COMPARED

Planet X is likely to

conform to most common

size of exoplanet detected

in other star systems –

possibly two to four

times diameter

of Earth

Planet X

Earth

(Earth = 1)

Mass

1

10

17

(Earth years)

Length of year

1

10,000 to 20,000

164.8

(km)

Distance from sun

150 million

60 billion

4.5 billion

Sources: Caltech, Science, wire agencies

Pictures: NASA

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Evidence of ninth planet in solar system

Scientists say they have strong evidence that there is a ninth planet in our solar system orbiting far beyond even the dwarf world Pluto. The hypothetical “Planet X” has yet to be observed

Orbits of six Kuiper Belt objects (shown in white)

EVIDENCE:

appear to be influenced by unknown planet

2007 TG422

Kuiper Belt

Jupiter

Pluto

Saturn

Uranus

2013

RF98

2004 VN112

Neptune

2012 VP113

Sedna

Possible orbit

of ninth planet,

“Planet X”

2012 GB174

Neptune

PLANETS COMPARED

Planet X is likely to conform

to most common size of

exoplanet detected in other

star systems – possibly

two to four times

diameter of

Earth

Planet X

Earth

(Earth = 1)

Mass

1

10

17

Length of year

(Earth years)

1

10,000 to 20,000

164.8

Distance

from sun

150 million

60 billion

4.5 billion

(km)

Sources: Caltech,

Science, wire agencies

Pictures: NASA

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Evidence of ninth planet in solar system

Scientists say they have strong evidence that there is a ninth planet in our solar system orbiting far beyond even the dwarf world Pluto. The hypothetical “Planet X” has yet to be observed

Orbits of six Kuiper Belt

EVIDENCE:

objects (shown in white) appear to be

influenced by unknown planet

Sedna

2007

TG422

2013

RF98

2004

VN112

2012

GB174

2012

VP113

Possible

orbit of

ninth planet,

“Planet X”

Kuiper Belt

Jupiter

Pluto

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

PLANETS COMPARED

Planet X is likely to conform to most

common size of exoplanet detected

in other star systems – possibly two

to four times diameter

of Earth

Earth

Planet X

Neptune

Mass (Earth = 1)

1

10

17

Length of year (Earth years)

1

10,000 to 20,000

164.8

Distance from sun (km)

150m

60bn

4.5bn

Pictures: NASA

Sources: Caltech,

Science, wire agencies

© GRAPHIC NEWS