March 15, 2004
The Tenth Planet

NASA's PR machine is gearing up to announce today the discovery of Sedna, a Pluto-like object way the hell out in the Kuiper belt, the farthest solar system object yet found, etc.

This will of course spark the usual debates over whether Sedna is really a "planet", whatever that means. The definitional problem, as expressed in terms of Pluto, has generated undless debate. My suggestion is that we stipulate that Sedna is a planet, given that its characteristics are as planet-like as Pluto's, but primarily because that makes the whole thing a lot more fun. A tenth planet! How cool is that?

Posted by John Fleck at March 15, 2004 08:05 AM
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The planetary system is metric!

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Posted by: Dano on March 15, 2004 10:14 AM

hi

Posted by: Sarah on March 19, 2004 06:25 AM

hi

Posted by: Sarah on March 19, 2004 06:25 AM

OMG THERE IS A DIFFRENT 10TH PLANET 10000000KM AWAY FROM THAT PLANET!

Posted by: Red Forman on May 6, 2004 10:46 AM
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