print email comment close Sedna (2003 VB12) URL: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/sedna/ Description: "On 15 March 2004, astronomers from Caltech, Gemini Observatory, and Yale University announced the discovery of the coldest, most distant object known to orbit the sun." This site provides background information about Sedna, and details about the findings of the team. Includes images and related links (such as to the legend of Sedna, the Inuit goddess of the sea). From a member of the team that discovered Sedna. Author: Brown, Mike Extra Keywords Palomar Observatory Oort cloud solar system planets Library of Congress Subject Headings: Asteroids Outer space -- Exploration Planets Solar system LII Database Information: Record 3635 created by Jennifer English on 03/15/2004 Last modification on 03/16/2004 Published: 03/15/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3635