(CNN)For the first time, an object in our solar system has been found more than 100 times farther than Earth is from the sun. The International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center announced the discovery Monday, calling the object 2018 VG18. But the researchers who found it are calling it "Farout." They believe the spherical object is a dwarf planet more than 310 miles in diameter, with a pinkish hue. That color has been associated with objects that are rich in ice, and given its distance from the sun, that isn't hard to believe. Its slow orbit probably takes more than 1,000 years to make one trip around the sun, the researchers said. ... "Farout" as seen from the Subaru telescope. ... https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/17/world/most-distant-solar-system-object/index.html
that is cool...it'll be waaay more interesting if they find planet 9...the evidence would seem to indicate something very large 3 -4 times earth mass is out there affecting the orbits of other bodies past Neptune but it must be very far out for something that large to remain undetected, much fainter than "Farout"....if it's there it's solar orbit is estimated at 10-20 thousand years.
