2017 OF201 is about one-third the size of Pluto, which was reclassified as a dwarf planet in August 2006, and "is likely large enough to qualify as a dwarf planet, and its orbit is extremely wide ...

2017 OF201 is about one-third the size of Pluto, which was reclassified as a dwarf planet in August 2006, and "is likely large enough to qualify as a dwarf planet, and its orbit is extremely wide ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Cutout images of all 19 detections of the newly identified trans-Neptunian object named 2017 OF201 are seen, from the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) and the Dark Energy ...

This icy world, temporarily named 2017 OF201, could be a distant cousin of Pluto — and scientists mean "distant" quite literally. At its farthest point, it's more than 1,600 times the distance ...

So-called "trans-Neptunian objects" (TNOs) like 2017 OF201 can vary dramatically in size—from as large as 1,477 miles in diameter (i.e. Pluto) down to just 22 miles like the peanut-shaped Arrokoth.

If there were one, that Planet Nine would "nudge the closest part of 2017 OF201's trajectory inward until Neptune flung it out of the solar system." Because 2017 OF201 is there, that could be an ...

The mass of 2017 OF201 is estimated to be about 20,000 times smaller than Earth’s and 50 times smaller than Pluto’s. “We don’t know the shape yet.

The minor world is dubbed 2017 OF201; the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center added the object to its catalog on May 21. Despite its classification, the planet measures ...

But since 2017 OF201 doesn’t follow the same pattern as other TNOs, it may stand against this hypothesis. The researchers hope to gather more details on 2017 OF201 in future observations. The ...

Named 2017 OF201, its diameter is about 435 miles (700 km) The object takes roughly 25,000 years to orbit the sun; It is among the solar system's furthest visible objects ...

The mass of 2017 OF201 is estimated to be about 20,000 times smaller than Earth’s and 50 times smaller than Pluto’s. “We don’t know the shape yet.