Albion the first trans-Neptunian object discovered after Pluto
951992 QB1, now called 15760 Albion, was the first trans-Neptunian object discovered after Pluto. It was identified on August 30, 1992, by astronomers David Jewitt and Jane Luu using a 2.2-meter telescope in Hawaii. This discovery marked the beginning of the exploration of the Kuiper Belt, a region beyond Neptune filled with small icy bodies that are remnants of the formation of the Solar System.
Albion is about 160 km in diameter and orbits the Sun at an average distance of 44.2 astronomical units (AU), completing one orbit in approximately 294 years. It is also classified as a "cubewano", a type of classic Kuiper Belt object.
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