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Planet x
Meaning
Name
●
A
hypothetical
planet
in the Solar system, beyond the
currently
known
outermost
planet
. (The
term
was
applied
to Eris for a
short
while, when Pluto was still considered the
ninth
planet
.)
●
A
theoretical
planet
responsible
for
reported
gravitational
perturbations
of Neptune's
orbit
. (This was
initially
believed
to be Pluto. The
reported
perturbations
were an error.)
●
A
theoretical
planet
responsible
for
observed
gravitational
perturbations
of Uranus'
orbit
. (This
planet
was
discovered
and is now known as Neptune.)
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