Kuiper belt object
A trans-Neptunian object that has an orbit in the Kuiper belt with inclinations…A trans-Neptunian object (TNO) (a type of minor planet) that has an orbit in the Kuiper belt (between 30-50 AU) with inclinations consistent with the ecliptic.
Meaning
1 sensesA trans-Neptunian object (TNO) (a type of minor planet) that has an orbit in the Kuiper belt (between 30-50 AU) with inclinations consistent with the ecliptic.
Kuipergürtelobjekt
объе́кт по́яса Ко́йпераobʺjékt pójasa Kójpera, оПКoPK
any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system
Translations
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Origin
Named after Gerard Kuiper, who theorized about the belt's existence.Named after Gerard Kuiper, who theorized about the belt's existence.
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