The planet was discovered more than a decade ago in the outer reaches of the solar system.
More than a decade ago, scientists discovered a minor planet in the outer reaches of the solar system, which was assigned the name 2007 OR10 by default. Fast forward to the present, and the planet has still not received an official moniker, making it the largest unnamed world in the solar system.
“It’s time to give 2007 OR10 a name,” the scientists said in a Planetary Society statement. “The IAU formally bestows permanent names upon Solar System minor planets, but the discoverers have a roughly 10-year period after the body has a well-determined orbit to suggest a name for the IAU to consider."
To vote for your favorite name suggestion, click here. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. PDT on May 10, 2019. Scientists estimate the planet to be around 777 miles in diameter, which makes it smaller than Pluto and Eris—the first and second largest dwarf planets in the solar system, respectively. It is believed that 2007 OR10 has sufficient gravity to be round, making it a dwarf planet.
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