Put these two plots together and you get a 99.6% chance that the objects are clustered, rather than uniform. That sounds pretty good to me.
That's not even three-sigma. I'm not sure if this is real evidence of a planet nine. Just a chance alignment of orbits seem like the most plausible explanation.
Three sigma is pretty damn good for something like this. It means it's not worth sending a probe out yet, but is more than enough justification for serious telescope time.
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That's not even three-sigma. I'm not sure if this is real evidence of a planet nine. Just a chance alignment of orbits seem like the most plausible explanation.
Three sigma is pretty damn good for something like this. It means it's not worth sending a probe out yet, but is more than enough justification for serious telescope time.