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  AkaSci 🛰️AkaSci@fosstodon.org

  Oct 28, 2026, 1:04 PM

  Here is the approx. location of dwarf planet candidate 2026 ED138 as seen in the evening sky from Cerro Pachón, Chile, home to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

  It is quite close to the plane of the Milky Way, which is teeming with stars.

  Note that Kaus Australis is 143 light years away, while ED138, at 46 au, is just 0.0007 light years (0.26 light days) from Earth.

  https://stellarium-web.org/

  For more detailed co-ordinates, see https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2026+ED138
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  Ahoaho@mastodon.social

  Oct 28, 2026, 12:44 PM

  @AkaSci it would need a better name than ED138, maybe Mini-Me 😜

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