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Old February 23rd 04, 02:44 AM
Don McDonald
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Default Radio NZ,10th Solar System Planet.

Radio NZ,10th Solar System Planet.

Thank you for interview Radio NZ Mon 2004-02-23rd 8;50 am
concerning our Solar system may have a 10th planet, Richard Hall.

Who discovered the possible 10th planet? When?
Does it have a /proposed name./?

Its distance from Sun is 47 Astronomical Units, Earth=1, :
what is planet Neptune's average distance?
What is Titius-Bode's law of planetary distances?

What is the period of planet X?.
Can we see it? naked eye binocs or 200 inch Hale telescope?
Hubble Space telescope?
What constellation is it in?? Does it move?
What is a map of the Solar System?
Approximately increasing concentric circles.

What is the size of Planet X? 1600 km diameter. About 2-thirds
of Pluto or 1-fifth of Earth, or Moon is 2000 km. Would it be
the smallest known planet? Various size spheres, picture.
Query (Gr. Blow.) Minor planets are distorted lumps or
potato cigar shape.
Asteroids is minor planet.

Discovered by deep sky survey photography plates.
Suppose ice body Albedo reflectivity similar to ice.

There are expected thousand or 10 millions comets, planets, etc.
in Kuiper belt astronomer. Composition of planets changes as we
travel farther out from Sun.

What is Planet X orbit? Looking in plane of solar system or
Earth's orbit.
Can you do a travelling salesman closed tour of the solar system
in under 12 hours before? Laser beam bounce speed of light.
Shine torch at the Sun.

kind Regards
yours sincerely,

/ Don S. McDonald (Wellington, New Zealand)