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Kuiper-Belt Object Altjira is Likely a Hierarchical Triple System

Altjira, also known as 2001 UQ18, is located in the outer reaches of the Solar System, 6 billion km (3.7 billion miles) away, or 44 times the distance between Earth and the Sun. The post Kuiper-Belt Object Altjira is Likely a Hierarchical Triple System appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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Kuiper-Belt Object Altjira is Likely a Hierarchical Triple System
This artist’s concept depicts one of the possible scenarios for the Altjira system in the Kuiper Belt. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Joseph Olmsted, STScI.

Altjira, also known as 2001 UQ18, is located in the outer reaches of the Solar System, 6 billion km (3.7 billion miles) away, or 44 times the distance between Earth and the Sun.

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