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海王星の向こうで見つかった新たな準惑星候補

A New Possible Dwarf Planet Beyond Neptune

天文学者が海王星の向こうで新たな準惑星候補を発見しました。2026 ED138と名付けられたこの天体は、チリの観測所のデータから見つかりました。
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Astronomers have found a new possible dwarf planet beyond Neptune. The object has the temporary name 2026 ED138. Its discovery was announced on October 27, 2026, after scientists studied data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. (rubinobservatory.org)

ED138 is now about 46 astronomical units from the Sun. One astronomical unit is the average distance between Earth and the Sun. Pluto, by comparison, is about 40 astronomical units from the Sun on average. This means that ED138 belongs to a group of distant objects called trans-Neptunian objects.

Scientists believe that ED138 is between 600 and 1,500 kilometers wide. It may be about 1,000 kilometers across, but its exact size is still uncertain. Researchers estimate its size by studying its brightness, distance, and how much light its surface may reflect. They will need infrared observations to make a better measurement. (rubinobservatory.org)

An object must have enough gravity to become round before it can be called a dwarf planet. Because icy objects as large as ED138 are usually round, it is a strong candidate. However, scientists have not officially confirmed it yet. If it is confirmed, it will join the five dwarf planets recognized by the International Astronomical Union: Ceres, Pluto, Eris, Haumea, and Makemake.

ED138 was difficult to find because it appeared near the Milky Way, where millions of stars fill the sky. Powerful computer programs helped researchers notice its slow movement. After finding it, they discovered older pictures of the same object taken as early as 2016. These images have helped them study more than ten years of its path.

The discovery shows how much remains hidden in the outer solar system. As the Rubin Observatory continues to photograph the southern sky, it may find many more distant worlds.

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