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I'm puzzled by how a planet this big could form in an orbit so distant. The fact that the material in that region is so spread out and the orbital period of su
by danieldrehmer 11y ago
I'm puzzled by how a planet this big could form in an orbit so distant.
The fact that the material in that region is so spread out and the orbital period of such object is so long matters.
I would love to read some thoughts on that.
- pavel_lishin 11y agoIt could have formed closer to the sun in the early stages of our solar system, and been flung out into a more irregular orbit after that.
- losteric 11y agoAs mentioned in the article, this planet could have formed closer to the sun before getting thrown out by Jupiter/Saturn.