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07-September-2006, 01:22 PM
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Well, look at this!
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Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. -- Richard Feynman Last edited by Kullat Nunu : 07-September-2006 at 03:57 PM. Reason: wrong number 
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07-September-2006, 01:32 PM
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07-September-2006, 03:56 PM
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It's been updated -- just type "Pluto" and you'll get
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(136108) 2003 EL61 (136199) 2003 UB313 (136472) 2005 FY9
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07-September-2006, 04:34 PM
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It's a minor mistake, right?
 Will they start a dwarf list?
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Lighten up! This is a stellar board! Author: duh. "The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the universe to do..." Author: Galileo supposedly.
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07-September-2006, 07:29 PM
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Most likely. According to MPC Pluto got the number because Ceres already has (1). Some asteroids are already double-designated as comets, so dwarf planets may get own numbering system (if there is a need).
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07-September-2006, 10:00 PM
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At some point, I would assume they would want to have a separate category.
Maybe you should have a contest as to how many we'll have by Christmas. 
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Lighten up! This is a stellar board! Author: duh. "The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the universe to do..." Author: Galileo supposedly.
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07-September-2006, 10:06 PM
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`Irony` actually does mean `metal like`...
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08-September-2006, 01:15 AM
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 This is why I have waited for all the smoke to clear out before getting back to Pluto.Quote:
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Lighten up! This is a stellar board! Author: duh. "The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the universe to do..." Author: Galileo supposedly.
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