Farfarout is currently 132 astronomical units (au) away from the sun which translates to 132 times away from where Earth is in our solar system.
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Farfarout is currently 132 astronomical units (au) away from the sun which translates to 132 times away from where Earth is in our solar system.
What is Farfarout?
- The Farfaroutis a faint planet and has been confirmed as the most distant object in our solar system.
- The planet was discovered two years ago in January 2018 with the help of the Subaru Telescope at Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
- It is more than three times away from dwarf planet Pluto which is 39au away from the Sun.
- Farfarout’s distance from the Sun fluctuates depending on its elongated orbit.
- The closest it can get to the Sun is 27au whereas the farthest it reaches is 175au.
- The celestial body located far away in our solar system received this designation from the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
