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minus-square𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-24 months agoFun fact: Neptune was discovered on 23 Sept 1846. It takes 164.8 Earth years for it to complete an orbit, which means that the first full Neptunian year since discovery happened 12 July 2011. https://www.space.com/12249-neptune-completes-orbit-discovery-1846.html Pluto won’t do this for another 154 years.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoWow, Plutonians must have extremely long lives!
Fun fact: Neptune was discovered on 23 Sept 1846. It takes 164.8 Earth years for it to complete an orbit, which means that the first full Neptunian year since discovery happened 12 July 2011.
https://www.space.com/12249-neptune-completes-orbit-discovery-1846.html
Pluto won’t do this for another 154 years.
Wow, Plutonians must have extremely long lives!
Or extremely short