(ORDO NEWS) — According to some assumptions, another massive planet is hiding on the periphery of the solar system, but it can not be found.
New calculations show that its satellites can give out the presence of a mysterious planet.
There are hypotheses that the solar system is not limited to eight known planets, and the ninth , still unknown, is hidden far on its periphery.
Its presence is indirectly indicated by some anomalies in the movement of small Kuiper belt objects.
Calculations show that they can be caused by the attraction of a body with a mass of five to ten Earth masses, which moves in a highly elongated orbit with a radius of 400-800 times the Earth’s orbit.
At the same time, it is not possible to find the “ninth planet” even with the help of the most sensitive telescopes.
Perhaps this is due to the large distance to it, the inconvenience of observations, and simply the fact that it has a dark surface.
According to some suggestions, it may not even be a planet, but a black hole, which is especially difficult to notice due to the lack of radiation and miniature size.
However, in this case, you can find a way to “see” it. This proposal was made by Hong Kong astrophysicist Man Ho Chan.
According to Man Huo Chan’s calculations, satellites can prove the existence of an elusive planet – even if it is a black hole.
Its orbit passes between the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud, in the scattered disk region , where many small rocky and icy bodies are located.
Therefore, the probability of capturing such objects is high.
According to Man Ho Chan’s calculations, a body with the mass of a hypothetical ninth planet should capture about 20 satellites with a diameter of more than 140 kilometers.
At the same time, the tidal forces that arise when moving in the planet’s gravitational field can significantly heat up these satellites, making them visible to our instruments.
Thus, even if the hypothetical planet itself remains elusive to observation, the satellites will betray its presence.
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