Scientists planning to approach a Dwarf Planet, If they lost it they have to wait 11,400 Years
Sedna, the farthest heavenly body from the Sun within the system, was discovered in 2003. It's thrice more distant than the Planet Neptune and takes 11,400 years to finish one revolution around the Sun. Brand New Research paper says, there are possibilities of sending missions to the current strange and 'dwarf planet' located beyond Neptunian. it's believed that it will be launched between 2029 and 2034.
If scientists miss this chance, reaching Sedna are going to be impossible for the subsequent 11,000 years. Sedna is understood as a 'dwarf planet'. it's an icy body located within the outer system off from the orbits of the large planets. Sedna 2012 is found near VP113 also called 'Biden'. US President Joe Biden was the vice chairman of America when the planet was discovered. this can be called 'sednoid' and it's not the sole one but there are many such.
The presence of Sedna and Sednoids in space indicates the so-called 'Ninth Planet'. There's a 'do or die' situation before of scientists to travel to Sedna. Sedna contains a very long orbit and is currently getting closer to the Sun. It's at its closest point to the Sun one time in 11,400 years. It'll reach closest to the Sun within the year 2073-74. However, even during this point its distance from the Sun are going to be about 74 au.
Why it is hard to approach Sedna?
This means that Sedna is incredibly isolated from us even at the closest point. Its greatest distance from the Sun is 937 au. The au unit is employed to live distances within the system. In simple language, it are often understood that the gap of the Sun from Neptune is 30 au (4.4747 billion km). in keeping with a pursuit paper, the spacecraft will must start its journey between 2029 and 2034 to achieve Sedna.
Why Scientists want to Study Planet Sedna?
Now the question is, why is it necessary to travel to Sedna, which is up to now away and where it's so difficult to go? Scientists want to research Sedna because it's red in color, which suggests that a hydrocarbon compound called tholins is also present on the planet's surface. Another interesting thing is its ice cover, under which oceans also can exist.