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Sedna: The Red Dwarf at the edge of the Solar System

  Sedna , a dwarf planet residing in the frigid, remote outskirts of our solar system, stands as a solitary sentinel guarding the boundaries of our cosmic neighborhood. Discovered in 2003 , this enigmatic celestial body has captivated the imagination of scientists and space enthusiasts alike. Its extreme distance from the Sun , unusual orbit , and unique characteristics make it a fascinating subject of study, offering clues to the formation and evolution of our solar system. The Farthest Known Dwarf Planet Sedna holds the distinction of being the farthest known dwarf planet from the Sun at its aphelion . This means that at its most distant point from our star , it is farther away than any other dwarf planet. With an average distance of approximately 898 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun, Sedna resides in a realm of extreme cold and isolation. To put this vast distance into perspective, it takes light traveling at a speed of nearly 300,000 kilometers per second , Light takes ab...

The Dwarf Planets but farthest planets

Solar System, a topic of exploration which is vast and mysterious in itself, and perhaps this is because in spite of being our home town, it is so big that we have not been able to understand it 100%. In Solar System our parent star SUN has 8 planets revolving in its orientational orbit and out of that the third rocky habitable planet means EARTH is our home, where I am sitting and writing this blog… really fascinating! Solar System sounds like such a familiar name, right? Do we know it completely? You are saying right, we know about the parent star Sun and the 8 planets revolving around it and a little about Pluto, some asteroids, some moons, that's the solar system, right? Not actually, and today we are going to talk about the same topic which everyone knows but is under-rated, that is dwarf planets, you must know that Pluto is placed in the category of dwarf planets because it is small and its orbit is not like other planets, not only Pluto, there are more than 100 dwarf planets...