[Aztlan] Why 260 day and not 261

[Ivan Van Laningham]

Hi All--
The link doesn't take you to the right place.  Instead, go to

http://origin.mercurynews.com/

and type 'planet' into the 'Search' field.  It's the second or third link.

Metta,
Ivan


Sid Hollander wrote:
> It is with great remorse that I post the following...
> 
> From... http://origin.mercurynews.com/lifestyle/ci_7402451?nclick_check=1
> 
> " The planet, discovered with help from the Shane telescope at Lick
> Observatory on Mount Hamilton east of San Jose,
> is circling 55 Cancri and located 41 light-years away, according to the
> National Aeronautics and Space Administration."
> 
> "...The newly discovered planet - the fourth from its star - is about 45
> times the mass of the Earth and may be similar to
>  Saturn in its composition and appearance.
> Scientists say it completes one orbit every 260 days and the temperature
> surrounding"
> 
> Can you imagine the fall out of this celestial number.  Be on the look-out
> for a Maya connection!
> 
> 

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