File:Artist's conception of Sedna.jpg

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Summary

DescriptionArtist's conception of Sedna.jpg	In this artist's visualization, the newly discovered planet-like object, dubbed "Sedna," is shown where it resides at the outer edges of the known solar system. The object is so far away that the Sun appears as an extremely bright star instead of the large, warm disc observed from Earth. All that is known about Sedna's appearance is that it has a reddish hue, almost as red and reflective as the planet Mars. (Digitally REMOVED: In the distance is a hypothetical small moon, which scientists believe may be orbiting this distant body.)
Date	12 March 2004 (according to Exif data)
Source	http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1144-ssc2004-05b-Artist-s-Conception-of-Sedna http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2004-05/ssc2004-05b.shtml (OLD)
Author	NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech)

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:55, 13 February 2016	3,000 × 2,250 (1.28 MB)	Nagualdesign	Hi-res, no moon.
	15:20, 13 February 2016	960 × 720 (60 KB)	Tomruen	digitally remove hypothetical moon that is now not expected to exist
	10:14, 22 January 2016	3,000 × 2,250 (1.5 MB)	DARTH---ALEXIEL	more resolution
	11:36, 14 December 2009	2,000 × 1,500 (782 KB)	Kheider	Remove non-existing spherical moon: http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0503673
	05:42, 26 June 2006	2,000 × 1,500 (702 KB)	Wright.one	Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2004-05/ssc2004-05b.shtml Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech) {{PD-USGov-NASA}} Category:Sedna