By Associated  Press Reporter A frozen pink world, lurking in the far reaches of the solar system, has been nicknamed Biden after the American vice-president. The planet, which is seven and a half billion miles from the Sun, was found by astronomers searching an area of space beyond Pluto. Although it won't officially be named for a while, dwarf plant '2012 VP113' is being referred to as VP, or Biden, by scientists as they continue their research. Discovery: Dwarf planet 2012 VP113, which has been nicknamed Biden, is in an area of space beyond Pluto Namesake: A newly discovered dwarf planet has been nicknamed Biden after the vice-president
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Astronomers find faint pink, frozen world in region of space beyond Pluto
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Dwarf planet will be renamed when scientists know more about it
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