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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    Quaoar (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
    retained by the largest Kuiper belt objects. Quaoar has one known moon, Weywot, which was discovered by Brown in February 2007. Both objects were named after...
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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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    (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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    (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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    (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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    2011 JY31 (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
    trans-Neptunian object from the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. It is a cold classical Kuiper belt object. 2011 JY31 was...
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    Actaea (moon) (category Astronomical objects discovered in 2006)
    officially (120347) Salacia I Actaea, is a natural satellite of the classical Kuiper belt object 120347 Salacia. Its diameter is estimated to be approximately...
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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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  • (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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    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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    (55636) 2002 TX300 (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
    (55636) 2002 TX300 is a bright Kuiper belt object in the outer Solar System estimated to be about 286 kilometres (178 mi) in diameter. It is a large member...
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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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    19521 Chaos (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
    19521 Chaos is a cubewano, a Kuiper-belt object not in resonance with any planet. Chaos was discovered in 1998 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey with Kitt Peak's...
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    (612620) 2003 SQ317 (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
    (612620) 2003 SQ317 is a classical trans-Neptunian object and member of Haumea family from the Kuiper belt located in the outermost regions of the Solar...
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  • 420356 Praamzius (category Cold classical Kuiper belt objects)
    (provisional designation 2012 BX85) is a trans-Neptunian object from the classical Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System, approximately...
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    (55637) 2002 UX25 (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
    (provisional designation 2002 UX25) is a trans-Neptunian object that orbits the Sun in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune. It briefly garnered scientific attention...
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  • (444030) 2004 NT33 (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
    (444030) 2004 NT33 is a classical trans-Neptunian object and possible dwarf planet of the Kuiper belt in the outermost region of the Solar System, approximately...
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    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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    2014 PN70 (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
    designated g12000JZ, g1 and PT3) is a trans-Neptunian object from the cold classical Kuiper belt located in the outermost region of the Solar System. It...
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    2014 OS393 (category Classical Kuiper belt objects)
    designated e31007AI, e3 and PT2, is a binary trans-Neptunian object in the classical Kuiper belt, the outermost region of the Solar System. It was first observed...
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    58534 Logos (category Cold classical Kuiper belt objects)
    system (58534) Logos-Zoe, is a trans-Neptunian object and binary system from the classical Kuiper belt, approximately 77 kilometers (48 miles) in diameter...
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