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Planet X

Post #1by Rassilon » 05.04.2002, 00:00

Would there be any substantial data revolving around Planet X in an attempt to plot its course in Celestia? It is also known as 2001 KX76...but when I increase the time frame...It doesnt seem to 'pass the earth' as what is being therized by some...hehe as the coming of the end of days...

I am going to do some research on it and see what I come up with...

But here is a little info on the subject...

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20010702/kuiper.html
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Post #2by Guest » 05.04.2002, 03:59

2001KX76 orbits beyond Neptune. It doesn't come anywhere near Earth. You may be confusing it with 1950DA, a near-Earth object recently predicted to pass very close to or possibly collide with Earth a few centuries from now.

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Post #3by Rassilon » 05.04.2002, 04:18

Naw its the right one...On Art Bell's show one of these end of the world guys seems to think so anyway...

http://www.artbell.com/topics0102.html

Look for the 1/16/02 show...

I wanted to make a somewhat theroretical orbit that plots this course...
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Post #4by Guest » 05.04.2002, 04:47

Art Bell? You gotta be kidding! His stuff about "Planet X" is utter nonsense and has nothing whatever to do with 2001KX76 or any other actual astronomical discoveries.
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Post #5by Rassilon » 05.04.2002, 04:58

LOL I know I just wanted to do it for fun is all...Thanks anyway.
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Post #6by Rassilon » 05.04.2002, 05:13

Anyway I found something better to consume my time...

http://www.jtwinc.com/Extrasolar/mainframes.html

I think Chris already knows about this site...but there are some I think he missed in here...Not sure till I get home and look to be certain...
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Post #7by Guest » 05.04.2002, 05:50

I figured you were joking about Planet X. I doubt that you'll be able to find any orbital elements for this supposed object; that would make the story too easy to refute...

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Post #8by Sum0 » 05.04.2002, 13:32

More information about why we have nothing to fear from Planet X at
http://www.planet-x.150m.com/.
"I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."

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Post #9by Rassilon » 06.04.2002, 08:33

I did get more accurate data on KX76 from an astronomer named L. H. Wasserman...

The values I have for this object are:

Epoch: 2452400.5000 = 2002 05 06
Mean Anomaly: 259.58451
Argument of Peri: 300.92420
Long of Asc Node: 71.01551
Inclination: 19.68326
Eccentricity: 0.24470755
Semi-Major Axis: 39.31360361
Period: 250.29

If anyone is interested...
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Post #10by Rassilon » 06.04.2002, 08:51

Sum0 wrote:More information about why we have nothing to fear from Planet X at
http://www.planet-x.150m.com/.


I emailed this guy >> http://www.metatech.org/planet_x_nibiru_earth_changes.html << in an attempt to find out just how he knows that this is:

1) A Brown Dwarf
and
2) Will be passing close to the Earth and in turn cause much devistation...

I doubt that he will respond in turn...or if he does will be able to provide me with substantual proof...As most doom sayers are just talking out of thier @$$ as we have seen in the past...Call me interested is all...I do this for fun...disproving little episodes like these ;)
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