Farfarout (IMAGE)

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Farfarout

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Solar system distances to scale, showing the newly discovered planetoid, nicknamed "Farfarout," compared to other known solar system objects, including the previous record holder 2018 VG18 "Farout," also found by the same team.

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Credit: Roberto Molar Candanosa, Scott S. Sheppard (Carnegie Institution for Science) and Brooks Bays (University of Hawai?i)

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