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About the Object Object Name: 2003 VB12 ("Sedna")
Object Type: Previously undetected Solar System body
Position (J2000): RA: 3h15m10s Dec: +5d38m15s
Current Distance: 8 billion miles
Constellation (15 March 2004): Cetus
About the Data Image Credit: NASA/Caltech/M. Brown
Exposure Date: November 14, 2003
Image Scale: 3.4 x 3.4 arcmin
Orientation: North is up
Release Date: March 15, 2004
Observers: Mike Brown (Caltech)
Chad Trujillo (Gemini Observatory, Hawaii)
David Rabinowitz (Yale University)

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