father ted
07-09-2008, 07:11 AM
Someone on Swerdlow's q+a mentioned this so thanks who ever you are.
I found this article very interesting, especially the explanation as to why they called it Drac:
The object, designated as 2008 KV42 but nicknamed Drac (after Dracula, as vampires are fabled to have the ability to walk on walls), has a highly inclined orbit of 103.5°.
Here's the article:
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/05/kuiper-belt-object-travelling-the-wrong-way-in-a-one-way-solar-system/
I found this article very interesting, especially the explanation as to why they called it Drac:
The object, designated as 2008 KV42 but nicknamed Drac (after Dracula, as vampires are fabled to have the ability to walk on walls), has a highly inclined orbit of 103.5°.
Here's the article:
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/05/kuiper-belt-object-travelling-the-wrong-way-in-a-one-way-solar-system/