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Isn’t that bigger news than it sounds at first? Part of the problem of finding planet nine must be knowing where it currently is on its orbit. A few possible ob
by _Microft 5y ago
Isn’t that bigger news than it sounds at first? Part of the problem of finding planet nine must be knowing where it currently is on its orbit. A few possible observations should help to narrow down the space in which to look for it by a lot (rather: would make it almost clear where it currently is). Maybe JWST could be of help with testing the hypothesis that these early infrared observations of a moving object were of planet nine - once it has finally and savely launched and begun its operations?
- xook 5y agoWould have commented this same thing. It should be a matter of translating the coordinates into a search pattern to look at with JWST.
- samus 5y agoEvery millisecond on JWST is booked years in advance already. Unless Planet 9 searchers turn up with some good guesses and not just a search pattern, other research with far more likelyhood of success has priority.
- AareyBaba 5y agoFinding it may be complicated if it is hiding behind a cloaking device.