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: Received: 10 January 2024 / Approved: 11 January 2024 / Online: 11 January 2024 (11:16:33 CET)
How to cite:
Kiren, O.; Sivaram, C.; Kenath, A. Is Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia a Dark Matter (DM) Degenerate Object?. Preprints2024, 2024010909. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0909.v1
Kiren, O.; Sivaram, C.; Kenath, A. Is Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia a Dark Matter (DM) Degenerate Object?. Preprints 2024, 2024010909. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0909.v1
Kiren, O.; Sivaram, C.; Kenath, A. Is Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia a Dark Matter (DM) Degenerate Object?. Preprints2024, 2024010909. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0909.v1
APA Style
Kiren, O., Sivaram, C., & Kenath, A. (2024). Is Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia a Dark Matter (DM) Degenerate Object?. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0909.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Kiren, O., C Sivaram and Arun Kenath. 2024 "Is Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia a Dark Matter (DM) Degenerate Object?" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0909.v1
Abstract
Polyhymnia (33 Polyhymnia) is a main belt asteroid in our solar system with a diameter of around 54km. The density of asteroid 33 Polyhymnia, located in the main asteroid belt, is calculated to be 75g/cc. Researchers have speculated the possibility that Polyhymnia could be composed of high-density superheavy elements near atomic number 164. Here we propose that Polyhymnia could be an asteroid composed of degenerate Dark Matter (DM) and there could be many such asteroids in our solar system (this is following our earlier work suggesting Planet Nine could be such an object).
Keywords
33 Polyhymnia; dark matter; superheavy elements; compact object
Subject
Physical Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics
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