Discovery of Eris

The first picture taken of 2003 UB313

The chart and time above is for the first pictures of the object (the MPC's official announcement). The position of Eris was 20° Aries 00' Rx. The new planet was discovered from the pictures on 05.01.2005 - 11:20 a.m. PST - Pasadena, CA. The discovery chart is below. The position of Eris is 19° Aries 45' Rx.

Discovery of Eris

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