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2017 OF201 - New distant dwarf planet
June 8 , 2025
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- The new dwarf planet has been discovered at the edge of our solar system.
- It takes around 25,000 years to complete one orbit around the sun.
- The object is known as 2017 OF201.
- The new object is roughly 700 kilometres (430 miles) across.
- The object is currently three times farther away from Earth than Neptune.
- A dwarf planet is a celestial body that orbits the Sun, is nearly round due to its own gravity, has not cleared its orbital path.
- Unlike planets, dwarf planets do not clear their orbits and often share them with asteroids or Kuiper Belt objects.
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