Meet Orcus The Anti-Pluto -Meet the Dwarf Planets Ep10 Outer Space/Astronomy Song for kids/The Nirks

Visit Our Website & check out Vincent's Birthday Special! Plush Vincent & personalized birthday video! The Nirks®: https://www.thenirks.com/shop Meet Dwarf Planet Candidate Orcus also known as "The Anti-Pluto!" We've met all of the Official Dwarf Planets, but what about all of the hopeful Dwarf Planet Candidates? Let's meet them too! Meet The Anti-Pluto, Orcus! Pluto and Orcus are opposites in many ways, like mirror images of each other across the solar system. Both have inclined elliptical orbits around our sun but on oppostie sides of the solar system, and their incline is opposite too. They are both named after God's of the Underworld - Orcus is the Etruscan God of the Underworld and punisher of the condemned. Plutos is the Roman God of the Underworld. Even their taste in music is the same! You'll notice that Orcus' song is very similar to Pluto's, but not quite the same, as if you are Alice stepping through the looking glass. (You can hear Pluto's song here:    • Pluto - Meet the Dwarf Planets -Ep.2- Dwar...   They both have moons that are very large in comparison to their planet, and each of these moons has a similar name - Vanth is named for the Etruscan Goddess that guides dead souls to the underworld and Charon (Pluto's moon) is named after the Roman mythology's guide of the souls to the underworld. Before Orcus' moon Vanth was named, Astronomer Mike Brown made a public announcement that they would be accepting suggestions for names for the moon. He comments that and overwhelmingly large number of people wanted the moon to be named "Porcus." So it would be "Orcus-Porcus." While amusing, he chose to keep with tradition and name the moon after an Etruscan goddess. Orcus lives in the Kuiper Belt and he's hoping for a promotion to full dwarf planet soon. Orcus was a fan favorite pick for dwarf planet candidate! Orcus is a great candidate for promotion to full dwarf planet! Learn all about this fun dwarf planet candidate in this exciting and fun learning song! And, Visit our online store for Nirks Swag! https://www.thenirks.com/shop Lyrics: In the darkness far away, You’ll find me as I make my way Drifting beyond the eight planets In my own eccentric inclined orbit The Kuiper Belt is where I dwell A Mirror of one you know very well I’m Known as the Anti-Pluto You can call me Orcus, though Pluto and I may share some characteristics But, in many ways, we are opposites Across the solar system from each other In mirrored Inclined elliptical orbits from one another Mimicking each other from opposite sides of the Sun When Pluto’s at Perihelion, I’m at Aphelion When Pluto is close to the Sun, far away I go But When I’m near the Sun I cross Neptune’s orbit, you know Because of our mirrored personalities Pluto and I also have many similarities My one moon Vanth is very large compared to me Similar to Pluto and its moon Charon you see Vanth is probably a captured Kuiper Belt object Because it is red in color and I’m not We’re as close together as a planet and moon can be It only takes Vanth 9.5 days to orbit me Another similarity to unfurl We’re Both named after Gods of the Underworld My name Orcus is Etruscan For the underworld’s punisher of the condemned Vanth, is the goddess that guides souls to the underworld below Like Charon, the ferryman of dead souls They call me the Anti-Pluto You can call me Orcus, though With some similarities and differences to discuss Let me tell you a little more about us Astronomers refer to me as a KBO, A Kuiper Belt Object spotted long ago Officially discovered in 2004 Even though I was photographed decades before Feb. 17th 2004 is when I was found By Chad Trujillo, David Rabinowitz and Mike Brown Later they realized that a sky survey had been done That captured me in pictures back in 1951 Another similarity to Pluto that is opportune Both Pluto and I have a 2:3 resonance with Neptune For every 3 orbits that Neptune gets We both get to complete 2 orbits I take about 245 years to orbit around our sun Very close to Pluto’s 248 year duration Many people wanted my moon to be named Porcus So, we’d be Orcus-Porcus when people referred to us Mike Brown found this amusing, but wanted to be more serious So, my moon was named Vanth after the Etruscan Goddess I could have cryo-volcanoes on me, that would be nice Which would explain why my surface is covered in water ice They call me the Anti-Pluto You can call me Orcus, though Named after the underworld God that punishes the Condemned From the mythology of the Etruscans Candidate Orcus and my moon Vanth here Across the Solar system from Pluto like a mirror I’m called the “Anti Pluto” because I orbit oppositely When Pluto’s at Perihelion, I’m at Aphelion, you see I’m known as the Anti-Pluto You can call me Orcus, though In a 2:3 resonance with Neptune I hope to be made an official Dwarf Planet Soon! © Copyright March 2024 Goes to Eleven Media. All Rights Reserved