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Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't objects in 'our solar system' orbit around our sun? Sounds like these objects are in the Alpha Centauri solar system, whi
by ZenoArrow 11y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't objects in 'our solar system' orbit around our sun? Sounds like these objects are in the Alpha Centauri solar system, which is one of our closest neighbours in the Milky Way galaxy. It'll be an interesting find if it turns out to exist, but the distinction between solar system and galaxy is important, as it changes it from somewhere we could feasibly visit to an object we can only see through telescopes (bar some sort of revolution in space propulsion).
- _kst_ 11y agoThe object is merely in the direction of the Alpha Centauri system. If it's in that system, given its brightness, it would probably be a red dwarf, and we would have found it years ago. Assuming it's not just an imaging glitch, it must be either a larger object farther away (very unlikely given its motion), or a smaller and closer body. More observations would be needed to distinguish among the possibilities.
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- headShrinker 11y agoThis might help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLKtG6sy13o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLKtG6sy13o The solar system is bigger than pluto's orbit (a few light hours)... A lot bigger. Theoretically, the diameter could be as big as one light year in diameter.
- kjs3 11y agoAccording to your link, 2 light years.