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NASA Science - Eris (Dwarf Planets)

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NASA Science's reference page on the dwarf planet Eris, covering its 2005 discovery at Palomar Observatory.

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NASA
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Government agency reference page
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NASA
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NASA Science - Eris (Dwarf Planets)
NASA, NASA
  • Discovery section
    Eris was discovered on Jan. 5, 2005, from data obtained on Oct. 21, 2003, during a Palomar Observatory survey of the outer solar system by Mike Brown, a professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology; Chad Trujillo of the Gemini Observatory; and David Rabinowitz of Yale University.
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Claims Backed By This Source (7 claims)

This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
  • Observatories and Instruments, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.

Well-attested

5

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1

Observatories and Instruments

General References

1

Observatories and Instruments

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