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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Fun fact: Neptune was discovered on 23 Sept 1846. It takes 164.8 Earth years for it to complete an orbit, which means that the first full Neptunian year since discovery happened 12 July 2011.

https://www.space.com/12249-neptune-completes-orbit-discovery-1846.html

Pluto won't do this for another 154 years.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wow, Plutonians must have extremely long lives!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Or extremely short