Kuiper Belt Survey1987
Luu joins the long-running telescope survey searching for previously unknown objects beyond Neptune.
Historical person
Jane Luu Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jane Luu, based on 4 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
4 records1987–19964 events0 places
Chronological biography
1987
1993
Discovery of 1993 FW1993
Luu and Jewitt identify another trans-Neptunian object, helping establish that 1992 QB1 was not an isolated discovery.
1992 QB1 Discovery Published22 April 1993
Luu and Jewitt publish their discovery of 1992 QB1 as evidence for the long-suspected population beyond Neptune.
1996
Discovery of 1996 TL661996
Luu and colleagues identify 1996 TL66, an object on a highly eccentric orbit associated with the scattered trans-Neptunian population.
Record provenance
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