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New Dwarf Planet - 2026 ED138
October 31 , 2026
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- The International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) Minor Planet Center announced 2026 ED138 as a possible dwarf planet.
- It is located beyond Pluto's orbit in the trans-Neptunian region, at an estimated distance of 46 Astronomical Units (AU) from the Sun.
- Its estimated diameter is 600–1,500 km.
- The five officially recognised dwarf planets are Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Eris.
- The IAU introduced the dwarf planet classification in 2006.
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