Rubin Team Reports Dwarf Planet Candidate 2026 ED138
Its brightness and distance suggest a large body, but the estimate remains uncertain.
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Contrast the October 13 identification with the October 27 announcement and explain one remaining uncertainty.
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Holman identified the object in data on October 13; the discovery was announced on October 27. Its surface reflectivity is uncertain, so the diameter estimate is still a wide range.
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