What if Planet Nine had satellites? Can it help us find Planet Nine more easily? The new paper speculates that any moons orbiting Planet Nine could provide indirect clues to Planet Nine’s location, while revealing fundamental properties of the enigmatic object.
Chen Wenhao of the Education University of Hong Kong said that the research shows the possibility that Planet Nine captures a large trans-Neptunian object (TNO) to form a satellite system. We use a benchmark analysis model, and the tidal effect of Planet Nine can significantly heat the satellite.
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