The object is officially named VG18 but has been nicknamed Farout by astronomers.
Dwarf planet discovered on fringe of solar system is furthest object orbiting Sun. Pink-hued 500 km diameter is named VG18, but dubbed 'Farout' by researchers. Planet is 120 Astronomical Units from Sun (18B km); Earth is 1 AU, Pluto is 34. Estimated time of orbit is 1,000 years.
Astronomers have spotted the farthest known object in our solar system, a cosmic body so "Farout" and moving so slowly that it could take more than 1,000 years to orbit the sun. https://t.co/DzRLFUjjqC
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