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Planet X
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English
Etymology
X represents an unknown as opposed to the Roman numeral for 10 (initially, Planet X would have been the ninth planet).
Pronunciation
en /ˈplænɪt ɛks/
Proper noun
Planet X
en astronomy A hypothetical planet in the Solar system, beyond the currently known outermost planet. The term was applied to Eris for a short while, when Pluto was still considered the ninth planet.
en astronomy obsolete A theoretical planet responsible for reported gravitational perturbations of Neptune's orbit. This was initially believed to be Pluto. The reported perturbations were an error.
en astronomy obsolete A theoretical planet responsible for observed gravitational perturbations of Uranus' orbit. This planet was discovered and is now known as Neptune.
Translations
hypothetical planet
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue X行星 iks1 hang4 sing1, iks1 haang4 sing1
Mandarin: cmn X行星 X xíngxīng
Dutch: nl planeet X f
Finnish: fi planeetta X
French: fr planète X f
German: de Transpluto m, de Planet X m
Italian: it pianeta X m
Japanese: ja 惑星X わくせいエックス, wakusei X 惑星X
Maltese: mt pjaneta X
Portuguese: pt Planeta X m
Russian: ru Плане́та Х f, ru Плане́та Икс f
Slovene: sl planet X m
Spanish: es planeta X m
Swedish: sv planeten X c
Vietnamese: vi hành tinh X
See also
en Nibiru
en Tiamat
en Planet Nine
Anagrams
en aelnptx explant
en Obsolete scientific theories Pluto Fictional planets Planets