Atmosphere detected on celestial body in solar system's far reaches

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“Astronomers have identified another object from this realm, with a diameter of roughly 310 miles (500 km), that has an atmosphere”

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While the object (612533) 2002 XV93 is confirmed to exist and be a TNO, the provided evidence does not mention its diameter being 500 km or the presence of an atmosphere.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), which are minor planets in the Solar System that orbit the Sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune, which means all of their orbits have a s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trans-Neptunian_object…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article includes a list of the most massive known objects of the Solar System and partial lists of smaller objects by observed mean radius. These lists can be sorted according to an object's radi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Solar_System_objects_b…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a partial list of minor planets, running from minor-planet number 437001 through 438000, inclusive. The primary data for this and other partial lists is based on JPL's "Small-Body Orb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_planets:_437001–…

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“These bodies are called trans-Neptunian objects, and this one is named (612533) 2002 XV93.”

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Multiple authoritative sources, including Wikipedia and The Solar System Wiki, explicitly classify (612533) 2002 XV93 as a trans-Neptunian object (TNO).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — (612533) 2002 XV93 (provisional designation 2002 XV93) is a medium-sized trans-Neptunian object (TNO) in the Kuiper Belt with an absolute magnitude of 5.4. A 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune makes i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(612533)_2002_XV93

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 78799 Xewioso (provisional designation 2002 XW93) is a trans-Neptunian object located in the inner edge of the Kuiper belt. It has a dark surface with a diameter between 490 and 640 kilometers (300 an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/78799_Xewioso

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In astronomy, the plutinos are a dynamical group of trans-Neptunian objects that orbit in 2:3 mean-motion resonance with Neptune. This means that for every two orbits a plutino makes, Neptune orbits t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutino

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“It orbits the sun at roughly the same distance as Pluto.”

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The evidence identifies (612533) 2002 XV93 as a 'plutino', which by definition (as stated in the Wikipedia entry for Plutino) means it is in a 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune, similar to Pluto's orbit.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 78799 Xewioso (provisional designation 2002 XW93) is a trans-Neptunian object located in the inner edge of the Kuiper belt. It has a dark surface with a diameter between 490 and 640 kilometers (300 an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/78799_Xewioso

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article includes a list of the most massive known objects of the Solar System and partial lists of smaller objects by observed mean radius. These lists can be sorted according to an object's radi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Solar_System_objects_b…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In astronomy, the plutinos are a dynamical group of trans-Neptunian objects that orbit in 2:3 mean-motion resonance with Neptune. This means that for every two orbits a plutino makes, Neptune orbits t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutino

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“Pluto, with a diameter of 1,473 miles (2,370 km), and Eris, with a diameter of 1,445 miles (2,326 km).”

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Multiple sources confirm Pluto's diameter as 2,370 km (1,473 miles) and Eris's diameter as 2,326 km (1,445 miles).

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web search NEUTRAL — Eris has been measured at 2,326 ± 12 kilometres (1,445 ± 7 mi) in diameter; [13] its mass is 0.28% that of the Earth and 27% greater than that of Pluto, [25][26] although Pluto is slightly larger by v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet)

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web search NEUTRAL — The diameter of Eris is 2326 km, while the diameter of Pluto is 2370 km. To find the relative difference, we can use the formula for percentage difference. First, calculating the absolute difference i…
https://brainly.com/question/51238798

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web search NEUTRAL — Radius, diameter and circumference When New Horizons arrived at Pluto, it measured the diameter of the world to be 1,473 miles (2,370 kilometers) across, about two-thirds the diameter of Earth's moon.
https://www.space.com/18568-how-big-is-pluto.html

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“Pluto and Eris are classified as dwarf planets.”

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NASA and Wikipedia explicitly classify both Pluto and Eris as dwarf planets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Eris (minor-planet designation: 136199 Eris) is the most massive and second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System.[23] It is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) in the scattered disk and has a hig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet)

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web search NEUTRAL — Our solar system has five dwarf planets. In order of distance from the Sun they are: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.Like Pluto, Ceres also was once classified as a planet. Ceres was the firs…
https://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/

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web search NEUTRAL — A dwarf planet has not cleared the area around its orbit, while a planet has. Since the new definition, three objects in our solar system have been classified as dwarf planets: Pluto, Ceres and Eris.
https://lasp.colorado.edu/outerplanets/kbos_dwarfplanets.php

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“The object's atmosphere appears to be roughly 5 million to 10 million times thinner than Earth's robust atmosphere, and about 50 to 100 times thinner than Pluto's tenuous atmosphere.”

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The provided evidence discusses Earth's atmosphere generally but contains no data regarding the atmospheric density of (612533) 2002 XV93 relative to Earth or Pluto.

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web search NEUTRAL — Earth's atmosphere is a layer of mixed gases approximately 60 miles high that provides the air we breathe, shields us from dangerous levels of ultraviolet light from the sun, and traps enough heat to …
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/topics/atmosphere

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web search NEUTRAL — Air mass/density is a fundamental property of atmosphere. Mixture of gases forming Earth's atmosphere, consisting of nitrogen (∼78%), oxygen (∼21%), water vapor, and other trace gases such as carbon d…
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/topics/atmosphere/air-mass-de…

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web search NEUTRAL — NASA’s Earth-observing satellites help scientists identify atmospheric rivers, which enables studies of climate change, water management, and weather.
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/topics/atmosphere/atmospheric…

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“lead author of the study published on Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy.”

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The evidence confirms the object exists but does not mention a study published in Nature Astronomy.

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web search NEUTRAL — (612533) 2002 XV93 (provisional designation 2002 XV93) is a medium-sized trans-Neptunian object (TNO) in the Kuiper Belt with an absolute magnitude of 5.4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(612533)_2002_XV93

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web search NEUTRAL — (612533) 2002 XV₉₃, also written as 2002 XV93, is a trans-Neptunian object with an absolute magnitude of 5.4. A 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune makes it a plutino. It has been observed with precove…
https://thesolarsystem.fandom.com/wiki/(612533)_2002_XV₉₃

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web search NEUTRAL — 612533 (2002 XV93) is a dwarf planet whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2002 XV93 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
https://www.spacereference.org/asteroid/612533-2002-xv93

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“The object, inhabiting a vast expanse beyond Neptune called the Kuiper Belt, probably dates to the dawn of the solar system a bit more than 4.5 billion years ago.”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm (612533) 2002 XV93 is located in the Kuiper Belt. The age of 4.5 billion years is a standard scientific consensus for Kuiper Belt objects, though not explicitly quoted in the snippets, the location is verified.

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web search NEUTRAL — (612533) 2002 XV93 (provisional designation 2002 XV93) is a medium-sized trans-Neptunian object (TNO) in the Kuiper Belt with an absolute magnitude of 5.4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(612533)_2002_XV93

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web search NEUTRAL — Overview. 612533 (2002 XV93) is a dwarf planet whose orbit extends beyond the orbit of Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2002 XV93 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close…
https://www.spacereference.org/asteroid/612533-2002-xv93

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web search NEUTRAL — (612533) 2002 XV₉₃, also written as 2002 XV93, is a trans-Neptunian object with an absolute magnitude of 5.4. A 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune makes it a plutino. It has been observed with precove…
https://thesolarsystem.fandom.com/wiki/(612533)_2002_XV₉₃

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“It travels an elliptical path around the sun, taking 247 years to complete one orbit.”

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No evidence was provided regarding the specific orbital period of 247 years for this object.

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“At the time of the observations, it was located about 3.42 billion miles (5.5 billion km) from the sun.”

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No evidence was provided regarding the specific distance of the object from the sun during observations.

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“Its distance from the sun averages about 39.6 AU - 34.6 AU at its closest point and 44.6 AU at its farthest.”

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