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'''Sedna''' is a [[dwarf planet]] of [[rock]] and [[ice]] about three-quarters the size of [[Pluto]] discovered in 2003,
'''Sedna''' is a [[dwarf planet]] of [[rock]] and [[ice]] about three-quarters the size of [[Pluto]] discovered in 2003,
Until recently, it was the most distant object known to orbit around the [[Sun]]. But on Marcy 26, 2014, it lost that honor. Astronomers reported a new object, 2012VP113, that orbits slightly further away from the Sun even at [[apsis|perihelion]]. The astronomers who reported this object, expect to find many more at this and greater distances from the Sun.
Until recently, it was the most distant object known to orbit around the [[Sun]]. But on March 26, 2014, it lost that honor. Astronomers reported a new object, 2012VP113, that orbits slightly further away from the Sun even at [[apsis|perihelion]]. The astronomers who reported this object, expect to find many more at this and greater distances from the Sun.<ref name=examiner>Hurlbut TA, "Sedna has company, and lots of it," ''Creationism Examiner'', 26 March 2014. <http://www.examiner.com/article/sedna-has-company-and-lots-of-it></ref><ref name=Trujillo>Trujillo CA and Sheppard SS, "A Sedna-like body with a perihelion of 80 astronomical units," ''Nature'' '''507''':471–474, 27 March 2014 {{doi|10.1038/nature13156}}</ref>
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[[category:astronomy]]