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Eris Stellar Occultation

France · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

2010

Bruno Sicardy2010

Science / Astronomy

Sicardy and colleagues observe Eris occulting a star, enabling a precise measurement showing its size is comparable to Pluto's.

Names involved

Bruno Sicardy

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