Astronomers have found 2023 KQ14, nicknamed Ammonite, a rare sednoid with a unique orbit that challenges the Planet Nine hypothesis.

The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...

Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was ...

KQ14, nicknamed “Ammonite”, was discovered using the Subaru Telescope and is a highly elliptical object with a perihelion and aphelion that places it beyond the ...

Would one frozen world, just visible on the rim of the Sun’s kingdom, turn decades of speculation on the concealed layout of ...

For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...

The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.

Learn more about a sednoid called Ammonite that has been detected in the outer reaches of the Solar System. By Rosie McCall . Jul 21, 2025 6:35 PM Jul 21, 2025 6:42 PM (Image Credit: Sergey ...

A tiny object far beyond Pluto, newly discovered by the Subaru Telescope, could reshape our understanding of the early Solar System. Named 2023 KQ14, this rare “sednoid” follows an unusual orbit that ...

The Subaru Telescope has made an exciting discovery: a small body beyond Pluto, with implications for the formation, ...

The sednoid 2023 KQ14, nicknamed "Ammonite", was discovered using the Subaru Telescope and is a highly elliptical object with a perihelion and aphelion that places it beyond the heliopause, ...