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Old 14-September-2006, 07:39 PM
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They're gonna be hosed if a single guy discovers a KBO with a moon, aren't they?
Eris has a moon. Pluto has a moon. There is another, yet unnamed, KBO that has a moon -- I believe it's 2003 EL61. There is a tiny asteroid in the asteroid belt that has a moon.

Who is "they" and how would this information hose them?
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