Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new computational techniques

Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by PhasmaFelis on Monday July 31, 2017 @11:31PM (#14897707)

Can we name this one Pluto too, for old times' sake?

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by TaylorAlexander on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @12:08AM (#14897815)

"And we shall call it Pluto Too!"

"Pluto Two!? That's ridiculous!"

"Wait, is it two like the number two or too like also??"

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I don't know how our story resolves, but that exchange popped in to my head.

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by MaysonL on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @12:42AM (#14897930)

Pluto To Who?

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by TOMDM on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @02:59AM (#14898441)

No Who's on first

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by macintux on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @09:51AM (#14900553)

I vote Goofy.

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by api on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @12:31AM (#14897883)

I vote for either Yuggoth or Nibiru.

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by sohkamyung on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @01:22AM (#14898089)

Nibiru is usually referred to as "Planet X". If it was called "Planet IX", it would be a better fit. :-)

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by richmarr on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @06:10AM (#14899197)

IX would be a slightly ominous name to choose :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ix_(Dune)

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by moomin on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @07:40AM (#14899641)

There's a remark in one of the books that the Ixians were completely unaware that their planet was named that because it was the ninth out from the Sun.

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by krylon on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @06:59AM (#14899406)

+1 for Yuggoth!!!

Of course, if we name it that, we have to go looking for Fungi out there! ;-P

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by jlebrech on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @05:23AM (#14898970)

or Urectum

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by oh_sigh on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @12:03AM (#14897803)

Pl2to

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Re:Race to discover Planet Nine using astronomy and new comp... by AgentME on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @12:09AM (#14897820)

Plu2

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