The group of international astronomers, led by experts from the National University of Tsinhua (Taiwan), discovered a candidate that could give the ninth planet title of the solar system, analyzing the storage data of infrared telescopes. The study was published on the portal of scientific materials that were not protected by ARXIV.
In 2016, scientists predict the existence of a huge ninth planet on the outskirts of the solar system. Her gravity can explain the strange trajectory of some Transneptunal objects. However, so far this hypothetical world is still just a theoretical model.
In a new study, the team analyzed the image of Iras infrared space telescope (1983) and Akari (2006). The difference of 23 years of age allows monitoring the movement of fuzzy objects in the remote borders of the solar system.
Of the 13 potential candidates, a person who features a special position and its brightness corresponding to the predictable parameters of the ninth planet: the distance of 500-700 astronomical unit (74 billion matches) from the sun and the volume is 7-17 times larger than the Earth.
Despite the promising found, scientists emphasized: Additional observations are necessary to confirm.
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This finding will help explain the formation and evolution of our planet system.