Salacia: As big as Ceres, but much farther away
26 Jun 2012, 17:27 UTC
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A newly published paper shows trans-Neptunian object Salacia to be unexpectedly large; it's somewhere around the tenth largest known thing beyond Neptune. It has a companion one-third its size, making it appear similar to Orcus and Vanth.
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