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R.a.B.B.i.T
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4730061.stm

A bit bigger than Pluto, 2003 UB313, is THREE TIMES farther away than Pluto.  Neat :)
July 30, 2005, 5:54 AM
shout
Omg its a rock in space that just happens to be orbiting the same star as us! Pwnage!
July 30, 2005, 6:25 AM
warz
[quote author=Shout Sucks link=topic=12374.msg122511#msg122511 date=1122704727]
Omg its a rock in space that just happens to be orbiting the same star as us! Pwnage!
[/quote]

Um, yeah, i dunno bout you, but thats a pretty big deal - respect it
July 30, 2005, 7:56 AM
HdxBmx27
Cool, But nasty name, don't you agree? I wonder how it was derived. Anyone know?
~-~(HDX)~-~
July 30, 2005, 9:00 AM
QwertyMonster
Agreed, nasty name.

A new planet, is just really sweet :)
July 30, 2005, 10:23 AM
Topaz
That is gg.
July 30, 2005, 2:56 PM
Mangix
wtf is so nasty about its name? UB313 doesnt sound nasty.
July 30, 2005, 3:25 PM
Yegg
[quote author=Mangix link=topic=12374.msg122525#msg122525 date=1122737105]
wtf is so nasty about its name? UB313 doesnt sound nasty.
[/quote]
Sounds like a bot name and a build version.
July 30, 2005, 3:59 PM
CrAz3D
*2003 UB313

I'm sure it will be named eventually if it is in our solar system...they aint gonna teach kids the name "2003 UB313" in school
July 30, 2005, 4:00 PM
hismajesty
How would it not be in our solar system?
July 30, 2005, 4:09 PM
CrAz3D
there ARE other solar systems plaets can be in
July 30, 2005, 4:11 PM
R.a.B.B.i.T
It's in ours though.
July 30, 2005, 6:37 PM
Trance
[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=12374.msg122535#msg122535 date=1122739784]
How would it not be in our solar system?
[/quote]
:P Sometimes those astronomers get attatched to thier 9 planet models.. But yeah, I believe they have some sort of meeting where they decide whether or not to add it.
August 2, 2005, 9:15 PM
Topaz
Ten planets seem to be so much cooler than nine.

Why did we discover it so late? Did it just come into orbit or something?
August 2, 2005, 11:21 PM

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