<p>This has not been confirmed so whether it is legit is unknown at this time.  A recent report (<a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.05348" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.05348</a>) calls into question the original analysis that leads to the initial report of planet nine. The report that fueled initial interest is given below.</p>

<p>(EVIDENCE FOR A DISTANT GIANT PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Konstantin Batygin and Michael E. Brown
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA; kbatygin@gps.caltech.edu
Received 2015 November 13; accepted 2016 January 10; published 2016 January 20)</p>

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<p>Saw <a href="http://www.easier.com/137022-breaking-news-planet-9-found.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this article</a> on someone from Hampshire UK reporting a possible discovery of Planet Nine. I thought that it would be too dim for anything but the most powerful telescopes to see. Is there any legitimacy to this article? </p>

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Is there any legitimacy to this report of planet nine being discovered by an amateur?
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# Is there any legitimacy to this report of planet nine being discovered by an amateur?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-02)

Saw [this article](http://www.easier.com/137022-breaking-news-planet-9-found.html) on someone from Hampshire UK reporting a possible discovery of Planet Nine. I thought that it would be too dim for anything but the most powerful telescopes to see. Is there any legitimacy to this article?

**Tags:** amateur-observing, 9th-planet

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-02. Score: 3

This has not been confirmed so whether it is legit is unknown at this time. A recent report (<https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.05348>) calls into question the original analysis that leads to the initial report of planet nine. The report that fueled initial interest is given below.

(EVIDENCE FOR A DISTANT GIANT PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Konstantin Batygin and Michael E. Brown
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA; kbatygin@gps.caltech.edu
Received 2015 November 13; accepted 2016 January 10; published 2016 January 20)


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