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Move Over ‘Farout,’ Astronomers Confirm ‘Farfarout’ Is the Solar System’s Most Distant Known Object – Gizmodo

What astronomers believed to be the most distant object in the Solar System, “Farout,” has lost its title after just two years. That crown now goes to “Farfarout”…

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What astronomers believed to be the most distant object in the Solar System, Farout, has lost its title after just two years. That crown now goes to Farfarout (zero points for creativity, you guys), a planetoid that is more than 130 times farther from the Sun than Earth is.
As spotted by Inverse, after years of observations, astronomers have confirmed that the planetoid designated by the Minor Planet Center as 2018 AG37, nicknamed Farfarout, is the farthest known Solar System object at 132 astronomical…

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