trans-Neptunian object

English

Noun

trans-Neptunian object (plural trans-Neptunian objects)

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

Hyponyms

• classical Kuiper belt object
• detached object
• extreme trans-Neptunian object
• resonant trans-Neptunian object
• scattered-disc object
• sednoid

 

Translations

Translations

• German: transneptunische Objekt n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Turkish: Neptün ötesi cisim

See also

• trans-Neptunian object on Wikipedia.Wikipedia