𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆 lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesFun fact: Neptune was discovered on 23 Sept 1846. It takes 164.8 Earth years for it to complete an orbit, which means that the first full Neptunian year since discovery happened 12 July 2011. https://www.space.com/12249-neptune-completes-orbit-discovery-1846.html Pluto won't do this for another 154 years.8
jjohannesvanderwhales lemmy.worldI wish news outlets wouldn't use that false color photo for all of their stories about Pluto.5
zzybir lemmy.worldIf you start from when it was discovered in 1930 It won't have made a full orbit until 2178.2
Pluto, the Milton of the galaxy. Now where’s that stapler?
Fun fact: Neptune was discovered on 23 Sept 1846. It takes 164.8 Earth years for it to complete an orbit, which means that the first full Neptunian year since discovery happened 12 July 2011.
https://www.space.com/12249-neptune-completes-orbit-discovery-1846.html
Pluto won't do this for another 154 years.
Wow, Plutonians must have extremely long lives!
Or extremely short
I wish news outlets wouldn't use that false color photo for all of their stories about Pluto.
If you start from when it was discovered in 1930 It won't have made a full orbit until 2178.