Planet Eris
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Planet Eris is made out of nitrogen rich ice. Mixed with frozen methane.
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Eris has one satellite. Which is called Dysnomia. Which then takes 16 earth days to complete a full orbit
Planet Eris is so far away from the sun that its atmosphere sometimes freezes. Due to the lack of sunlight.
Scientists believe that the surface of Eris is rocky similar to pluto
It is believed that Eris was originally located in the Kuiper belt.
Planet Erises gravitational interactions with Neptune. As the solar system formed forced the dwarf planet. Out into the scattered disc region.
Also Pluto got demoted by Eris. Cause of its size difference.
All the objects in the Asteroid belt could fit inside Eris
After Eris was discovered the best measurements then available placed it as slightly larger then Pluto.
Planet Eris has a moon called Dysmonia. That circles the dwarf planet every 16 days.
Eris is one of the largest known planets in our solar system
Planet Eris has no known rings around it
Eris takes 557 earth days to make one trip around the sun
The founders of Planet Eris were Michael E. Brown,David L. Rabonwitz and Chad Trujillo.
Planet Eris was discovered in 2005
Eris is 1/3 the volume of earths moon.
Eris is the second largest dwarf planet.
Eris is located past the kuiper belt in our solar system.
The temperature on Eris is believed to be between 359 degrees F to 405 F.
Scientists believe that in the next several hundred years. Eris will move closer to the sun.
Eris is so far it is considered to be the furthest known object in our solar system.
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Scientists believe that Eris is 1445 miles in diameter. Eris is considered to be one of the most reflective planets in our solar system.
The IAU accepted the name Eris on September 13th 2006.