Kuiper belt object

Noun

Meaning

any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

KBO pluto comet asteroid planetoid meteoroid minor planet dwarf planet kuiperoid plutoid trans-Neptunian object small Solar System body dwarf celestial body small planet small astronomical object
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Hypernyms

planetoid minor planet

Examples

W.M. Grundy at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ el al., "Color, composition, and thermal environment of Kuiper Belt object (486958) Arrokoth," science. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Kuiken Kuiper Kuiper belt Kuiper cliff Kuiper object kuiperoid