An astronomer at the University of Hawaii has spied the most distant object
yet observed in the Solar System. Dave Jewitt, who discovered the object last
month, says it lies 7.3 billion kilometres from the Sun. Although some comets go
out much farther, as will Pluto at the outermost part of its irregular orbit, no
Solar System body has previously been viewed at such a huge distance from the
Sun. The new object, called 1999 CZ118, seems to be between 75 and 150
kilometres across.
More from Â鶹´«Ã½
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Popular articles
Trending Â鶹´«Ã½ articles
1
Are Neanderthals descendants of modern humans?
2
Beef is making a comeback – does it fit into a healthy diet?
3
How to spot the Lyrid meteor shower tonight
4
A key solution to climate change isn't happening – and that's good
5
The biggest threat to Chernobyl is no longer radiation
6
Neanderthal infants were enormous compared with modern humans
7
Hospital-acquired pneumonia reduced by daily toothbrushing
8
Collapse of key ocean current may release billions of tonnes of carbon
9
The man who crawls into the perilous heart of the Chernobyl reactor
10
Exclusive report: Inside Chernobyl, 40 years after nuclear disaster
