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Top-down view of 2026 ED138 orbit (with dwarf planets)
A model of the Solar System showing the orbital pathway of newly discovered dwarf planet candidate 2026 ED138 (ED138). ED138 was discovered in observational data from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory spanning 4 March–11 July 2026. The candidate is shown here at its location on 8 May 2026. The model also shows the orbits of the five dwarf planets recognized by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ): Pluto…
- Credit
- NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
- Telescope
- Vera C. Rubin Observatory
- Release
- noirlab2626h
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0 — credit required
- Published
- Source
- NOIRLab release page
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