Astronomers Spot Object Locked in an Unusual “Dance” with Neptune That Challenges Past Ideas on the Outer Solar System

Neptune Dances in Sync With a Rare Distant Object, Astronomers Find

Named 2020 VN40, this tiny body completes one orbit around the Sun for every ten Neptune makes.

Astronomers Identify an Object that Defies Astrophysics

Astronomers Spot Object Locked in an Unusual “Dance” with Neptune That Challenges Past Ideas on the Outer Solar System

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Mysterious object found dancing with Neptune - Science Tech Updates

This object, called 2020 VN40, is the first confirmed body that orbits the sun once for every ten orbits Neptune completes. Astronomers have discovered a bizarre object in the outer solar system, 2020 VN40, that dances to Neptune’s gravitational beat in a never-before-seen rhythm. It’s the first of its kind, orbiting the Sun once for […] The post Mysterious object found dancing with Neptune appeared first on Science Tech Updates.

Something strange is orbiting Neptune, and it's not a moon

Learn about the strange is orbiting Neptune and its unusual rhythm in relation to the planet's orbit around the Sun.

Astronomers have discovered 2020 VN40 moving in sync with Neptune

Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics have discovered a rare trans-Neptunian object called 2020 VN40 2020 VN40 is different from any other known object in the solar system as it moves in a synchronised rhythm with Neptune. By discovering 2020 VN40, scientists have new insights into the dynamics of our solar system’s outermost regions. A unique orbital pattern 2020 VN40 is the first known object to orbit the Sun once fo…