Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 24, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Big Kuiper Object 2007 OR10 Has a Moon Quote Hubble images reveal a satellite orbiting one of the Kuiper Belt's biggest objects. An interesting trend has emerged concerning the largest objects in the distant Kuiper Belt: they have moons. Most notable is Pluto, with five. Haumea has two. Eris, Orcus, Quaoar, and Makemake each have one. In fact, of the eight largest known trans-Neptunian objects, only Sedna and yet-to-be-named 2007 OR10 were considered moonless — and now it's just Sedna. Read More: Sky and Telescope 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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