Celestial body: Possible additional dwarf planet in the solar system
A now discovered object is orbiting our sun beyond the orbit of Pluto. Is it a new dwarf planet?
Astronomers have discovered a new potential dwarf planet in our solar system, designated 2026 ED138. The object, found by Matthew Holman at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is thought to be one of the largest and brightest beyond Pluto's orbit. Initial analysis suggests it is 600-1,500 kilometers in diameter and currently 46 astronomical units from the Sun.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the Freien Universität Berlin are involved in the research, which could lead to ED138 being recognized as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union.
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