Discovery of a new dwarf planet at the distant point of the solar system – | Iranian and world news

A new celestial mass, the name of 2 of 201, has been discovered about 2 kilometers in diameter and may be in the category of dwarf planets, according to .

This object has a very elliptical orbits; Its closest distance from the sun of 1.5 astronomicals and its farthest distance 1 astronomical unit Is. It is much wider than the Pluto circuit, and it takes about 6,000 years around the sun.

The discovery by a team of astronomers, including Sihao Cheng was done using Decals tools and Canada–France-Hawaii telescope. They are being reviewed that move beyond the Neptune circuit.

It is difficult to find such a performance, but the progress of observation tools has led to important discoveries in the Coiper Belt and beyond.