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Planetary science

the proposal that an undiscovered massive planet far beyond Neptune shepherds the clustered orbits of distant Kuiper belt objects.

In planetary science, Planet Nine hypothesis refers to the proposal that an undiscovered massive planet far beyond Neptune shepherds the clustered orbits of distant Kuiper belt objects. This meaning comes from Batygin (2016) in The Astronomical Journal.[1]

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  1. Batygin, K., & Brown, M. E. (2016). Evidence for a Distant Giant Planet in the Solar System. The Astronomical Journal, 151(2), 22. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-6256/151/2/22

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