A classical Kuiper belt object, also called a cubewano (/ˌkjuːbiːˈwʌnoʊ/ "QB1-o"), is a low-eccentricity Kuiper belt object (KBO) that orbits beyond Neptune...
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metal, most Kuiper belt objects are composed largely of frozen volatiles (termed "ices"), such as methane, ammonia, and water. The Kuiper belt is home to...
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are further divided into the classical and resonant objects of the Kuiper belt, the scattered disc and detached objects with the sednoids being the most...
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486958 Arrokoth (redirect from Ultima Thule (kuiper belt object))
Ultima Thule) is a trans-Neptunian object located in the Kuiper belt. Arrokoth became the farthest and most primitive object in the Solar System visited by...
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Makemake (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
dwarf planet and the largest of what is known as the classical population of Kuiper belt objects, with a diameter approximately that of Saturn's moon...
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15760 Albion (category Cold classical Kuiper belt objects)
they dubbed the object "Smiley" and it was shortly hailed as the tenth planet by the press. It is a "cold" classical Kuiper belt object and gave rise to...
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all types of TNO subgroups: classical Kuiper belt objects, also known as "cubewanos", the resonant trans-Neptunian objects with their main and higher-order...
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Scattered disc (redirect from Scattered disk object)
of Kuiper belt objects (KBOs): the classical Kuiper-belt objects (or "cubewanos"), which lie in orbits untouched by Neptune, and the resonant Kuiper-belt...
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Quaoar (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
Quaoar (minor-planet designation: 50000 Quaoar) is a large ringed Kuiper belt object, one of many icy planetesimals beyond Neptune. It has an elongated...
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the classical Kuiper belt objects in non-resonant orbits such as Makemake, and the scattered disk objects like Eris. Detached objects have also been...
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Cool": A survey of the trans-Neptunian region X. Analysis of classical Kuiper belt objects from Herschel and Spitzer observations". Astronomy & Astrophysics...
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(275809) 2001 QY297 (category Cold classical Kuiper belt objects)
trans-Neptunian object from the classical Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. The binary classical Kuiper belt object belongs to...
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(307261) 2002 MS4 (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
(provisional designation 2002 MS4) is a large trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper belt, which is a region of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune. It was...
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Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) with diameters of between 500 and 1500 km (more than half that of Pluto) have been discovered. 50000 Quaoar, a classical KBO...
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20000 Varuna (redirect from Varuna (kuiper belt object))
(provisional designation 2000 WR106) is a large trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper belt. It was discovered in November 2000 by American astronomer Robert...
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(119951) 2002 KX14 (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
(provisional designation 2002 KX14) is a trans-Neptunian object located in the inner classical Kuiper belt. It was discovered on 17 May 2002 by Michael E. Brown...
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Sedna (dwarf planet) (redirect from Sedna (object))
two other very distant objects – 2006 SQ372 and (87269) 2000 OO67 – share their color with outer classical Kuiper belt objects and the centaur 5145 Pholus...
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(55565) 2002 AW197 (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
(provisional designation 2002 AW197) is a classical, non-resonant trans-Neptunian object from the Kuiper belt in the outermost region of the Solar System...
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120347 Salacia (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
designation: 120347 Salacia) is a large trans-Neptunian object (TNO) and possible dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, approximately 850 km (530 mi) in diameter. It...
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(35671) 1998 SN165 (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona. The cold classical Kuiper belt object is a dwarf planet candidate, as it measures approximately 400...
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79360 Sila–Nunam (category Cold classical Kuiper belt objects)
79360 Sila–Nunam (provisional designation 1997 CS29) is a cold classical Kuiper belt object (cubewano) and binary system made up of components of almost...
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Jumping-Jupiter scenario (section Kuiper belt)
0.2 during which hot classical Kuiper belt objects were captured, and the retention of a primordial cold classical Kuiper belt, but not the jump in Jupiter's...
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Tholin (section Kuiper belt objects and Centaurs)
tholins on their surfaces. The New Horizons exploration of the classical Kuiper belt object 486958 Arrokoth revealed reddish color at its surface, suggestive...
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Actaea (moon) (category Astronomical objects discovered in 2006)
designation (120347) Salacia I, is a natural satellite of the classical Kuiper belt object 120347 Salacia. Its diameter is estimated to be approximately...
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academic quiz game Cuby & the Blizzards 1992 QB1, the first known classical Kuiper belt object, now named Albion This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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trans-Neptunian objects), most of which reside in the Kuiper belt and the scattered disc. As of October 2024[update], there are 1,392,085 known objects, divided...
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Mike Pence. New Horizons takes the first close up image of a classical kuiper belt object. Christchurch mosque shootings kill 51 people, while a suicide...
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66652 Borasisi (category Cold classical Kuiper belt objects)
Borasisi, or as a binary (66652) Borasisi-Pabu, is a binary classical Kuiper belt object. It was discovered in September 1999 by Chad Trujillo, Jane X...
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Nice model (section Formation of the Kuiper belt)
System bodies such as the Kuiper belt, the Neptune and Jupiter trojans, and the numerous resonant trans-Neptunian objects dominated by Neptune. The original...
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Kuiper belt population, or the more distant scattered disc population. The diagram illustrates the distribution of the known trans-Neptunian objects....
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