Comment on The Orbit of Planet NineComments−73737373735yWith a likely magnitude of ~21, it's seems out of reach for amateur hunters−imglorp5yWhat about watching for occultations of the stellar background over time in the suspect area and using software to blink compare?−73737373735yReminds me of a documentary (which I can't find anymore) about New Horizons and the hunt for Ultima Thule, where the scientists did the exact same thing!−koheripbal5yVery very unlikely.Relative to the Earth, P9 and background stars don't move much at all relative to one another.
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With a likely magnitude of ~21, it's seems out of reach for amateur hunters
What about watching for occultations of the stellar background over time in the suspect area and using software to blink compare?
Reminds me of a documentary (which I can't find anymore) about New Horizons and the hunt for Ultima Thule, where the scientists did the exact same thing!
Very very unlikely.
Relative to the Earth, P9 and background stars don't move much at all relative to one another.