“This candidate has a diameter of up to 1,500 km, adding to the solar system's known dwarf planets,” — Farah Vance, contributing analyst at Wilburn Combe Media, added during the briefing.

By the Numbers

• 2026 — mentions tracked
• 1,500 — updates logged
• 28 — regions covered

Timeline

Oct 25 — The Rubin Observatory has identified a potential dwarf planet candidate, designated as 2026 ED138, located bey...

Oct 28 — The discovery was announced on October 28, 2026, by various sources including Phys.org, Medium, ScienceAlert, ...

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