He explained to the publication that the object is possibly “six times more massive than the Earth and the fifth largest planet in our solar system.â€.
Despite this, Stern and his fellow Caltech astronomer Konstantin Batygin are confident that their latest discovery will likely be accepted as a planet without controversy — if it turns out to exist that is. READ MORE: Why the Universe Is Annoyed by the Astronomer Pushing a Ninth Planet [The Daily Beast]