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February 18, 1930

1930-02-18 00:00 UTC

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A ninth object

A ninth object
Photo: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Sou · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Clyde Tombaugh finds Pluto on photographic plates at Lowell Observatory.
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When exactly did a ninth object take place?
It is recorded at 1930-02-18 00:00 UTC — February 18, 1930 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
Can this minute be bought?
No. Museum minutes are curated historical entries held permanently by the registry and are never for sale. The minutes around them can be claimed.
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Buy The Time is a novelty registry. Nobody buys real time or property — an owner buys a permanent, public entry against one UTC minute in this database, visible to everyone.
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Confirmed on October 1, 2026 in block 969,500. Anyone can verify this record exists, without us.

SHA-256 3dc3a30912f57449db1e87d47570a530606674ea43a790dbdcf5d04f36548f41

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