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1992 QB1 Discovery Published

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Chronological records

1993

Jane Luu22 April 1993

Science / Astronomy

Luu and Jewitt publish their discovery of 1992 QB1 as evidence for the long-suspected population beyond Neptune.

Names involved

Jane Luu

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