David Jewitt1992
Jewitt and Jane Luu discover 1992 QB1, later named Albion, the first Kuiper Belt object recognized after Pluto.
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Jewitt and Jane Luu discover 1992 QB1, later named Albion, the first Kuiper Belt object recognized after Pluto.
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