Is asteroid 33 Polyhymnia a dark matter (DM) degenerate object?
description: Polyhymnia (33 Polyhymnia) is a main belt asteroid in our solar system with a diameter around 54km. The density of asteroid 33 Polyhymnia, located in the main asteroid belt, is calculated to be 75g/cc. Researchers have speculated the possibility that Polyhymnia could be composed of high-density superheavy elements near atomic number 164. Here, we propose that Polyhymnia could be an asteroid composed of degenerate dark matter (DM) and there could be many such asteroids in our solar system. (This is following our earlier work suggesting that Planet Nine could be such an object.) The Author(s), under exclusive licence to SocietItaliana di Fisica and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2024.
creator: Kiren O.V.; Sivaram C.; Kenath A.
source: European Physical Journal Plus, Vol-139, No. 6
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
date: 2024-01-01
rights: All Open Access; Green Open Access
relation: ISSN: 21905444
format: Online
language: English
type: Article
coverage: Kiren O.V., Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India, Department of Physics, St Claret Pre-University College, Jalahalli, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560013, India; Sivaram C., Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560057, India; Kenath A., Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India