In search of the new Pluto: a candidate for a dwarf planet found at the edges of the solar system

The Rubin Observatory team has discovered a bright celestial body, named 2026 ED138, beyond Pluto's orbit, potentially a new dwarf planet. This object, estimated to be between 600 and 1,500 kilometers in diameter, requires further observations to confirm its classification. It is located 46 times farther from the Sun than Earth and takes 281 years to orbit the Sun. The discovery was made by Matthew Holman, who detected it using a programmed code to identify moving astronomical objects. The findings highlight the Rubin Observatory's capability to uncover and track distant solar system objects, which could lead to a re-evaluation of Pluto's status as a planet.