<ul><li>Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object called 2017 OF201, an icy body similar to Pluto, orbiting far beyond Neptune in our solar system.</li><li>This object has an extremely distant and unusual orbit, being over 1,600 times farther from the sun than Earth at its most distant point.</li><li>The discovery challenges the existence of a ninth planet, as 2017 OF201 does not follow similar orbital paths to other distant Trans-Neptunian objects.</li><li>The object is estimated to be around 700 kilometers wide, making it one of the largest objects with such a far-reaching orbit, and its detection implies there may be many similar undiscovered objects in the outer solar system.</li></ul>

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