# Many dust-emitting asteroids or planetesimals on different orbits.

> Disputed: Many dust-emitting asteroids or planetesimals on different orbits.

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Answer · HD 139139, the "Random Transiter"

# Many dust-emitting asteroids or planetesimals on different orbits.

Many dust-emitting asteroids or planetesimals on different orbits.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Dips of varied depth; infrared excess from dust.

## What would rule it out

- Dips of uniform depth across many bodies, or no infrared excess at the level the dust implies.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[Almost all dips have similar depths, which many independent bodies are unlikely to produce.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hd-139139-random-transiter/evidence/EVD0D79S4GP13BD/almost-all-dips-have-similar-depths-which-many-independent)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[If the dips are real, what causes them?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hd-139139-random-transiter/questions/QST0D79S04202NJ/if-the-dips-are-real-what-causes-them)

Open7 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Many dust-emitting asteroids or planetesimals on different orbits. [Answer ANS0D79S48W44R1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D79S48W44R1
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