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A bit further away

Adam — 4/29/2006 10:39:03 PM (archived)

Hi RL

Cruttenden claims the companion is probably at close to its aphelion and has a highly elliptical orbit. If it dips in as close as 100 AU then its aphelion is about 1500 AU, which would be pretty hard to see if its only radiating in IR bands.

However some of the discussions have claimed the thing is luminous and that's totally ruled out unless it's conveniently obscured for much of its orbit.

Adam

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Is Sedna giving cues that our Sun is not alone? - ljk - 4/25/2006 6:06:24 PM
- Pioneer 10 and 11 calculated the suns binary decades ago - Eric - 4/27/2006 3:17:33 AM
  - Eric, This is at LEAST the second time you have posted this and had it pointed out to you that it is not true - R.L. - 4/28/2006 6:34:58 PM
  - No, They didn't..... (n/t) - R.L. - 4/27/2006 8:23:32 PM
  - Hardly case closed - Adam - 4/27/2006 12:42:38 PM
- No - Donald - 4/26/2006 12:55:09 AM
  - I should note... - Donald - 4/26/2006 2:12:26 PM
    - Fringe isn't so bad - Adam - 4/26/2006 8:26:49 PM
    - re: I should note... - ljk - 4/26/2006 3:08:59 PM
- Seems unlikely... - Tom Brosz - 4/25/2006 10:28:32 PM
  - Amazing? - Lee - 4/26/2006 5:48:51 AM
    - Black holes do not suck - ljk - 4/26/2006 12:44:06 PM
      - The Binary "Research" Institute - Donald - 4/26/2006 2:05:56 PM
      - re: Black holes do not suck - Marcia - 4/26/2006 1:52:44 PM
- Would be cool - Adam - 4/25/2006 9:26:33 PM
  - Think about how much work has gone into finding MUCH dimmer KBO's - R.L. - 4/29/2006 7:31:12 AM
    - A bit further away - Adam - 4/29/2006 10:39:03 PM
  - A red dwarf? - ljk - 4/25/2006 9:30:56 PM
    - Too bright - Adam - 4/26/2006 8:22:44 PM
      - re: Too bright - ljk - 4/26/2006 8:33:32 PM
        
        stretching credibility a bit... - Adam - 4/27/2006 12:40:15 PM
    - One way to look for nearby brown dwarfs - and does anyone remember Nemesis? - ljk - 4/26/2006 5:43:33 PM

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