Sedna

Sedna
Costs
Initial Cost	Stardust 5.67e46
Initial production	Stardust 3.77e44
Time of production	2,350 s (39:10)
Universe info
Bubble Universe	Beyond
Previous	Heliosphere
Next	Planet X
Traits
Speed	Detached Orbit
Payout	Sednoid

Sedna is the 30th Celestial Body and the 1st Oort Cloud Object obtained in The Beyond Bubble Universe, which can generate Stardust. (Unlocked at Rank 13, branching off of Heliosphere)

In-Game Description

"An icy red planetoid far beyond the orbit of Neptune, Sedna takes 11,400 years to orbit the Sun. It is named after the Inuit goddess of the Arctic seas."

Traits

Common

• Detached Orbit (Speed):

"Sedna’s orbit has a perihelion that is extremely far from the Sun. This leads some scientists to believe that it may have collided with another large celestial body at one point. This object may have been Planet X."

• Sednoid (Payout):

"Far-off celestial objects like Sedna orbiting beyond Neptune formed around the same time as the inner solar system. These mysterious planetoids could provide insight into the solar system’s beginnings."

Rare

• Spherical Shell (Payout):

"The Asteroid Belt, the Kuiper Belt, and the ecliptic that the planets follow around the Sun are all shaped like a flat disk. The Oort Cloud, on the other hand, is a large spherical shape surrounding the whole solar system."

Epic

• Speed of Light (Speed):

"The speed of light is the rate at which light and all massless particles travel through a vacuum. While it can seem instantaneous from up close, over long distances this speed limit becomes very noticeable. The theory of relativity relates to the speed of light."

• Cosmic Gravity (Payout):

"Gravity is one of the fundamental forces and key to understanding how the universe works. Using Newton’s principles, astronomers can explain how stars and planets form, predict their mass and motion, and infer the existence of dark matter."

• Goldilocks Zone (Discount):

"The Goldilocks Zone, also called the Habitable Zone, is the region around a star with conditions necessary for a planet that can sustain life. Planets like Earth, with surface water and breathable atmospheres, might be found in these zones in other systems."

Constellations

• Scorpio (1.5x Speed):

"One of the brightest constellations in the sky, Scorpio represents a scorpion. It includes the red star Antares, sometimes called the “heart of the scorpion” because of its placement and color."

• Aquarius (2x Speed):

"The constellation Aquarius represents a water seller carrying a jug. Three meteor showers originate here, including the Eta Aquariids, which are associated with Halley’s Comet. Aquarius is large and encompasses 12 exoplanet systems."

Achievements

• Out of This World (Rank 5):

"Sedna technically lies in interstellar space, past the heliopause. But since it’s still gravitationally bound to our sun, it’s not usually referred to as an interstellar object."

• Long Distance Relationship (Rank 8):

"In 2076, Sedna will reach its perihelion—the closest point to the sun in its 12,000 year orbit. Even at this distance, it would still take a probe from Earth 25 years to reach the dwarf planet."

Real Image and Symbol

An image of Sedna taken in 2004 by the Hubble Space Telescope

Sedna's astronomical symbol is a monogram of the Inuktitut and resembles a leaping seal or fish

Sources

• Sedna — Real image and symbol above taken