“Rubin Observatory’s regular and continuous monitoring of the entire Southern Hemisphere sky, combined with powerful algorithms that sift through millions to billions of points of light to identify those corresponding to small moving objects, enabled the team to spot ED138 within the crowded field,”

Vera C. Rubin Observatory · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02

The observatory's statement explained how its continuous sky monitoring and algorithms enabled the team to detect ED138 in a crowded field near the Milky Way.