trans-Neptunian object
Noun

trans-Neptunian object

  1. (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
Translations
  • German: transneptunische Objekt



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