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Planets beyond Neptune

Following the discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846, there was considerable speculation that another planet might exist beyond its orbit. The search began in the mid-19th century and continued at the start of the 20th with Percival Lowell's quest for Planet X. Lowell proposed the Planet X hypothesis to explain apparent discrepancies in the orbits of…

Art, Early speculation & Planet X

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Early speculation

Planet X

Discovery of further trans-Neptunian objects

Subsequently proposed trans-Neptunian planets

Constraints on additional planets

Survey telescopes

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Planets beyond Neptune

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Jupiterinstance ofAmong the possibilities are a large asteroid greatly disturbed in its orbit by close approach to a major planet0.80text
or it may be one of many long-period planetary objects yet to be discoveredinstance ofAmong the possibilities are a large asteroid greatly disturbed in its orbit by close approach to a major planet0.80text
or a bright cometary objectinstance ofAmong the possibilities are a large asteroid greatly disturbed in its orbit by close approach to a major planet0.80text
Pioneer 10instance ofThere are no discrepancies in the trajectories of any space probes0.80text
Pioneer 11instance ofThere are no discrepancies in the trajectories of any space probes0.80text
Voyager 1instance ofThere are no discrepancies in the trajectories of any space probes0.80text
and Voyager 2 that can be attributed to the gravitational pull of a large undiscovered object in the outer Solar Systeminstance ofThere are no discrepancies in the trajectories of any space probes0.80text
the galactic tidesinstance ofIt is too far from the planets to have been affected by the gravity of Neptune or the other giant planets and too bound to the Sun to be affected by outside forces0.80text
Sednainstance ofcould explain the Kuiper cliff and the peculiar detached objects0.80text
2012 VP113instance ofcould explain the Kuiper cliff and the peculiar detached objects0.80text

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