<p>It was the first thing I thought too, but I would say it won't count in the statistics.  The earlier <a href="http://arxiv.org/pdf/1601.05438v1.pdf">paper by Batygin &amp; Brown</a> was talking about bodies orbiting further out.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2015%20RR245">2015 RR245 orbits</a> between 33.7 and 129 AU.  The "cluster" of bodies considered in the paper have aphelion distances from 150 AU upwards.  So I think it would be a mistake to try and fit this new body into the existing figures.</p>

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2016-07-13T09:26:47.670Z
Yes, and this new object is well within Neptune's sphere of influence.
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<p>2015 RR245 was recently announced, in a highly eccentric orbit in the KBO. From what I understand, the so called "Planet 9" was predicted because these objects tended to be pointed in a particular direction. How is this object pointed relative to the other KBOs?</p>

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How does 2015 RR245 compare to the other KBOs predicting "Planet 9"?
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# How does 2015 RR245 compare to the other KBOs predicting "Planet 9"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-07-12)

2015 RR245 was recently announced, in a highly eccentric orbit in the KBO. From what I understand, the so called "Planet 9" was predicted because these objects tended to be pointed in a particular direction. How is this object pointed relative to the other KBOs?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-07-13. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

It was the first thing I thought too, but I would say it won't count in the statistics. The earlier [paper by Batygin & Brown](http://arxiv.org/pdf/1601.05438v1.pdf) was talking about bodies orbiting further out.

[2015 RR245 orbits](http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2015%20RR245) between 33.7 and 129 AU. The "cluster" of bodies considered in the paper have aphelion distances from 150 AU upwards. So I think it would be a mistake to try and fit this new body into the existing figures.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Yes, and this new object is well within Neptune's sphere of influence.  

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