Reported 10th planet Xena has Moon named Gabrielle

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(WASHINGTON) (Reuters) - Xena, the possible 10th planet in our solar system, has its own moon, a dim little satellite called Gabrielle, its discoverers reported.

Astronomers who reported Xena’s discovery in July said they detected Xena’s sidekick on September 10 using the Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Their findings will be submitted to the Astrophysical Journal Letters on Monday.

‘Since the day we discovered Xena, the big question has been whether or not it has a moon,’ Michael Brown, of the California Institute of Technology, said in a statement. ‘Having a moon is just inherently cool — and it is something that most self-respecting planets have, so it is good to see that this one does too.’” More…

This news article is for real. Recently scientists have discovered 3 major bodies in elliptical orbits beyond Pluto. They now know this one in question is actually larger than Pluto and more recently a moon was discovered. But Xena and Garielle? Couldn’t they do better than that? What would YOU have named them ???

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