Planet X: New Member of our Solar System

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spitzer_sig05-018 August 7th, 2005

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)

This artist's concept shows the planet catalogued as 2003UB313 at the lonely outer fringes of our solar system. Our Sun can be seen in the distance. The new planet, which is yet to be formally named, is at least as big as Pluto and about three times farther away from the Sun than Pluto. It is very cold and dark. The planet was discovered by the Samuel Oschin Telescope at the Palomar Observatory near San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2005.

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/2373-sig05-018-Planet-X-New-Member-of-our-Solar-System

Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Use Policy: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy

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Image Type
Artwork
Object Name
2003UB313
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Type > Terrestrial
Spitzer_sig05-018_1280
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ID
sig05-018
Subject Category
A.1.1.1.  
Subject Name
2003UB313
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)
Type
Artwork
Image Quality
Good
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Bandpass
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Equinox
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FITS Header
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Creator (Curator)
Spitzer Space Telescope
URL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
Name
Spitzer Space Telescope
Email
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Address
1200 E. California Blvd.
City
Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
Rights
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
Publisher
Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID
spitzer
Resource ID
sig05-018.tif
Metadata Date
2012-10-11
Metadata Version
1.1
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