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Newly-Discovered Trans-Neptunian Object is Moving in Rhythm with Neptune, Astronomers Say

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Newly-Discovered Trans-Neptunian Object is Moving in Rhythm with Neptune, Astronomers Say
An artist’s impression of a trans-Neptunian object. Image credit: NASA / ESA / G. Bacon, STScI.

Discovered by the Large inclination Distant Objects (LiDO) survey and designated 2020 VN40, this trans-Neptunian object is the first confirmed body that orbits the Sun once for every 10 orbits Neptune completes.

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