[meteorite-list] Eris smaller than Pluto?

From: lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu <lebofsky_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 15:59:58 -0700 (MST)
Message-ID: <0f8409193975605cf1815b3153de00dc.squirrel_at_webmail.lpl.arizona.edu>

Since no one has picked up on this, try 16th and 17th in size (not
including the Sun). AA number of satellites, inclouding the Moon, are
larger.

larry

> Hi All,
>
> Based on observations from Chile on November 6th of the occultation of
> an unnamed star by the dwarf planet Eris, it appears that the crown for
> the 9th largest body in our Solar System may have to be returned to
> Pluto. Data is still being reduced and numbers crunched, but it appears
> that the error bars to the positive side on Eris' size would still make
> it smaller than the smallest estimate of Pluto's size. Alain's initial
> personal account can be read here:
>
> http://www.spaceobs.com/perso/recherche/Eris/
>
> A detailed story by Kelly Beatty is now up on the Sky & Telescope
> website:
>
> http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/106861063.html
>
> --Rob
>
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