This planet got its eerie nickname when it seemed to rise from the dead. In 2008, it was thought to be a simple dust cloud, but then it rose again to prominence. Not only that, but the planet seems to move like a zombie as well.
It has one of the weirdest orbits of any planet, zigzagging, and scientists have been unable to understand why. The planet swings as close as 7.5 billion kilometers (4.5 billion mi) from its star, but it’s farthest point is around 45 billion kilometers (27 billion mi) away from it.
Perhaps the planet was shoved out of its original position by a much larger planet. This suspicion comes from a large gap in the cloud of dust and ice surrounding the star, suggesting that another planet might be there.
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