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Estimating Orbits of Celestial Objects
16:56 - 22:23 (05:26)
Co-hosts discuss the strategy of determining the orbit of celestial objects by observing them at different times and determining their position in the night sky, as explained by Mike Brown.
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The process of tracking space objects involves accounting for the time delays from the object to Earth and integrating all the data pixels to identify the object.
16:56 - 17:58 (01:02)
Summary
The process of tracking space objects involves accounting for the time delays from the object to Earth and integrating all the data pixels to identify the object. Once identified, the object is given a license plate with the first four numbers being the first year it appeared in the data set.
ChapterEstimating Orbits of Celestial Objects
Episode#201 – Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Detecting celestial objects require multiple observations to determine their orbit and have a better understanding of their behavior.
17:58 - 20:36 (02:38)
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Detecting celestial objects require multiple observations to determine their orbit and have a better understanding of their behavior. Only after a year of observations can astronomers confidently make calculations to determine the orbit of space objects.
ChapterEstimating Orbits of Celestial Objects
Episode#201 – Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The orbit of Planet Nine, a hypothetical planet at the edge of our solar system, can be used as a dating strategy by seeing the person for three days and then not seeing them for a year to determine their orbit over time.
20:36 - 22:23 (01:46)
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The orbit of Planet Nine, a hypothetical planet at the edge of our solar system, can be used as a dating strategy by seeing the person for three days and then not seeing them for a year to determine their orbit over time. The first detection of Planet Nine only revealed where it is in the sky and how far away it is.