In 2005 an object was discovered out beyond Pluto that was (unofficially) named Xena and now is called Eris. It is larger than Pluto but is not considered a planet—the new title is “plutoid.” It is...

In 2005 an object was discovered out beyond Pluto that was (unofficially) named Xena and now is called Eris. It is larger than Pluto but is not considered a planet—the new title is “plutoid.” It is 96.7 astronomical units from the sun. How does such an object fit with the data.