Discover the new ninth planet of the solar system telescope can, probably in the next two years. Such a statement was made by the co-author of the hypothesis of a remote planet giant Constantin Batygin, RIA Novosti reported.
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He said that the Japanese telescope Subaru and Keck ideal for searching “Planet 9″. Recall, scientists from the United States – the staff of the California Institute of Technology, Michael Brown and Konstantin Batygin – proved the presence of a giant planet, which is about 20 times farther from Earth than Neptune.
According to the calculations of scientists, a gas giant with a mass 5-10 times the mass of the Earth, has a significant gravitational influence on many “inhabitants” of the Kuiper Belt – the region of space beyond the orbit of the dwarf planet Pluto. Really find a new planet in the sky, astronomers have been unable to.
According to the researchers, a similar situation was discovered Neptune. Its location is first determined by calculation, and only then confirmed his telescopes.
As explained by researchers, the new planet has not yet been discovered because of the huge distance from the Sun – it is estimated that “Planet 9″ approaching it no more than 200 astronomical units.
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