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New dwarf planet candidate discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory

U.S. National Science Foundation · · NSF

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The agency describes how the team detected the object in early Rubin survey data near a crowded region of the sky.

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DOE Rubin Observatory · dwarf · planet · candidate · discovered · NSF

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Rubin Observatory finds dwarf planet candidate 2026 ED138

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On October 27, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory announced 2026 ED138, a bright object orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune. Its brightness makes it a dwarf planet candidate. Further measurements are needed to establish its size and shape. The source reports cover the discovery, earlier telescope images of the object and what observers could learn next.

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