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New minor planet helps explain comets

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A newly discovered "minor planet" with an elongated orbit around the Sun may help explain the origin of comets, researchers said on Monday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?a=hcxIrn"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?i=hcxIrn" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=Kg3q2K"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=Kg3q2K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=Cr6sYk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=Cr6sYk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=PlNDzk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=PlNDzk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~4/368168105" height="1" width="1"/>