Senin, 27 Februari 2012

2011 discovery of new planets

KOMPAS.comA group of astronomers believe they have discovered a new planet in the solar system. The planet is believed to size four times larger than Jupiter and are at a great distance from the Sun.
The existence of the planet remains to be seen. However, some quarters believe that the evidence was gathered through observations of NASA telescope, WISE. Data related to the planet's findings will be published this year.
Daniel Whitmire of the University of Louisiana Lafayette, USA, believes that the data could prove the existence of the planet in two years. "If true, I and my colleague, John Matese, will turn upside down. And, it's not easy at our age," he said.
For a while, the planet was named Tyche. The name was taken from a Greek goddess who determines the fate of a city. Tyche alleged gas giant planet, the same type of planet Jupiter.
Tyche is suspected in the outer Oort Cloud, an area "remote" in the solar system. The distance of this planet to the Sun of 15,000 times that of the Sun-Earth distance, or 375 times the Sun-Pluto distance.
Whitmire believes, is the principal constituent of Hydrogen and Helium Tyche. He also revealed that the planet's atmosphere is similar to Jupiter's atmosphere. "You can also hope this planet has a satellite," he said.
Generally, the planet is located in the Oort cloud has a temperature close to absolute zero (-273 degrees Celsius). However, Tyche estimated to have a temperature of -73 degrees celsius, 4-5 times warmer than Pluto.
If it proves the truth of its existence, Tyche will be the largest as well as the ninth planet. International Astronomical Union (IAU) will be the ones to approve or deny the existence of this planet.
Whitmire and Matese suspect the existence of planets based on the presence of irregularities on the angle of arrival of a comet that is widely available in the Oort Cloud. Certain amount of 20 percent since the year 1898 appears to have a larger angle than it should.
The possibility of the existence of Tyche Whitmire expressed in an interview with The Independent on Sunday (2/13/2011). Whitmire's research results are based on the discrepancy angle comet, published in the journal Icarus this month.