Meet ‘Ammonite’ — A New World Just Found In The Solar System

Rare distant object 2020 VN40 found in perfect sync with Neptune

A team of astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has discovered a rare object far beyond Neptune, from a class known as trans-Neptunian objects, that is moving in rhythm with the giant planet. This object, called 2020 VN40, is the first confirmed body that orbits the sun once for every ten orbits Neptune completes.

Meet ‘Ammonite’ — A New World Just Found In The Solar System

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii have found an object orbiting the sun beyond Pluto called 2023 KQ14 — but nicknamed Ammonite.