trans-Neptunian object

English

Noun

trans-Neptunian object (plural trans-Neptunian objects)

(astronomy) Any natural object (usually a minor planet (asteroid) or a hypothetical planet) in the Solar System with all or most of its orbit outside the orbit of planet Neptune

Synonyms

TNO (abbreviation)

Hyponyms

Kuiper belt object (KBO)
resonant trans-Neptunian object
scattered-disc object (SDO)
detached object
extreme trans-Neptunian object (ETNO)

Derived terms

TNO (abbreviation)
extreme trans-Neptunian object (ETNO)
resonant trans-Neptunian object

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