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Just discovered! “Farout”, the Farthest Object Ever Seen in the Solar System

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Just discovered! “Farout”, the Farthest Object Ever Seen in the Solar System

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    Just discovered! “Farout”, the Farthest Object Ever Seen in the Solar System
    by Evan Gough

    Astronomers have discovered a distant body that’s more than 100 times farther from the Sun than Earth is. Its provisional designation is 2018 VG18, but they’ve nicknamed the planet “Farout.” Farout is the most distant body ever observed in our Solar System, at 120 astronomical units (AU) away. The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center …

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