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Rubin Observatory spots a possible dwarf planet beyond Pluto

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The object, provisionally designated 2026 ED138, is among the first discoveries reported by Chile’s Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Its status as a dwarf planet remains uncertain, but the detection points to the observatory’s emerging role in identifying and studying distant objects in the solar system.

Discovered 2026-10-27T18:28:39.281997-07:00 | 2026-10-27T18:28:39.281997-07:00

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  • The classification is still tentative: 2026 ED138 is a possible dwarf planet, not a confirmed one.
  • As one of Rubin Observatory’s early discoveries, the object offers an initial indication of the observatory’s capacity to find distant solar-system bodies.

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2026-10-27T18:28:39.281997-07:00
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