Imagine a trans-Neptunian object with roughly the same mass as Earth but located 50 AU

Chapter 4, Problem 9

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Imagine a trans-Neptunian object with roughly the same mass as Earth but located 50 AU from the Sun. (a) What do you think this object would be made of? Explain your reasoning. (b) On the basis of this speculation, assume a reasonable density for this object and calculate its diameter. How many times bigger or smaller than Earth would it be? 1

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