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Way-out world is solar system’s most distant object — for now

Dwarf planet is about 103 times farther from the sun than Earth

FAR OUT  The newly discovered V774104 is the most distant object in the solar system and beats the previous record holders, the dwarf planet Eris and its moon Dysnomia (illustrated).

JPL-Caltech/NASA

By Christopher Crockett

- More than 2 years ago

OXON HILL, Md. — If you think Pluto is out there, try getting to V774104, the newly minted most distant object in the solar system.