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Mysterious object 'dancing' with Neptune discovered
short by Anmol Sharma / on Saturday, 26 July, 2025
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object in the outer solar system that moves in sync with Neptune. Named 2020 VN40, it belongs to a class of minor planets called trans-Neptunian objects. It's the first known body to orbit the Sun once for every ten Neptunian orbits. The object’s average distance is 140 times farther from the Sun than Earth.
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