Trans-Neptunian Object (TNO)

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Jan 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003eaa..booke5270.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5270. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Asteroids

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An outer Solar System object whose orbit has a semi-major axis greater than that of Neptune (30.1 AU). Such objects comprise the Kuiper Belt. They are given asteroidal designations, though they are not asteroidal in nature, but most likely planetesimals that have remained unmodified since the early history of the Solar System. The TNOs are often classified according to their orbital characteristic...

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