ALMA Investigates ‘DeeDee,’ a Distant, Dim Member of Our Solar System
Artist concept of the planetary body 2014 UZ224, more informally known as DeeDee. ALMA was able to observe the faint millimeter-wavelength “glow” emitted by the object, confirming it is roughly 635 kilometers across. At this size, DeeDee should have enough mass to be spherical, the criterion necessary for astronomers to consider it a dwarf planet, though it has yet to receive that official designation.
Credit: Alexandra Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF)
