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tomma
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Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:37 pm
Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 4
Location: Hungary, Europe
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I've heard about a new planet found in another solar system called Tatooine(yep, called after the birth planet of the Skywalkers:))
Is this true??Can someone help me find some articles on it?If so...
Thanks!!!
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Lydia
Site Admin
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:32 pm
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Posts: 645
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Sorry I have searched - however not yet been able to access any info on this topic. Will continue to search for you.
LL
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Champion_Munch
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Fri Sep 09, 2005 7:11 am
Joined: 09 Sep 2005
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No, there is no exoplanet by the name of "tatooine."
Check out this site. 
with regards
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Fire Eagle
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Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:31 am
Joined: 14 Sep 2005
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the planet is known unofficially as xena/planet x.
The numbered name is 2003 UB313
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Champion_Munch
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Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:13 am
Joined: 09 Sep 2005
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| Fire Eagle wrote: | the planet is known unofficially as xena/planet x.
The numbered name is 2003 UB313 |
tomma was asking about an extra-solar planet - 2003 UB313 was discovered in our own solar system.
After a bit more snooping, it turns out that there is a planet being nicknamed "tatooine" because it is in a system of 3 stars (suns). Here is an artist's concept, looking from the surface of a hypothetical moon around the planet: http://pr.caltech.edu/media/trinary_sunset_small-1.jpg
with regards
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