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2026 ED138 orbital pathway during May 2026
This image shows a portion of the orbital pathway of newly discovered dwarf planet candidate 2026 ED138 (ED138), as observed by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. This image is a composite of multiple images captured by Rubin between 1 and 31 May 2026 at intervals indicated by the teal circles. ED138 is visible at the center of each circle. ED138 was found by Rubin Operations team member and in-Kind contributor…
- Credit
- NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
- Telescope
- Vera C. Rubin Observatory
- Release
- noirlab2626e
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0 — credit required
- Published
- Source
- NOIRLab release page
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