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...[Trans-Neptunian object|TNO]]<ref name="jpldata" />{{·}}[[Classical Kuiper-belt object|cubewano]]<ref name="johnstonsarchive-TNO-list" /><ref name="Ferret" ...object]] and [[Binary asteroid|binary system]] from the classical [[Kuiper belt]], located in the outermost region of the [[Solar System]]. The bright [[cu ...

The correction is small for objects at the poles of the [[ecliptic]]. Elsewhere, it is approximately an annual This expression should be used for objects within the Solar System. ...

The correction is zero (HJD&nbsp;=&nbsp;JD) for objects at the poles of the [[ecliptic]]. Elsewhere, it is approximately an annual ...r Belt]] objects would be 5&nbsp;s, and for objects in the [[main asteroid belt]] it would be 100&nbsp;s. In this calculation, the [[Moon]] &ndash; which i ...

...rvatory]] in [[Hawaii]]. It orbits in the [[Kuiper belt]], a region of icy objects orbiting beyond [[Neptune]] in the outer [[Solar System]]. Astronomers disc ...n science]] project dedicated to observing occultations by trans-Neptunian objects.<ref name="Gough2020" /><ref name="SwRI" /> ...

...25|apparent magnitude of 26.2]], it is one of the faintest trans-Neptunian objects observed and only the largest telescopes in the world can observe it. Being ...reater than 50&nbsp;AU.<ref name="twitter-Banister" /> The trans-Neptunian objects [[541132 Leleākūhonua]] and {{mp|2015 TJ|367}} were also discovered by this ...

...ce that supposedly lacks exposed water ice, resembling primordial [[Kuiper belt object]]s.<ref name="Brown2010"/>{{rp|page=2702}} ...survey for [[natural satellite|satellite]]s around large [[trans-Neptunian objects]] (TNOs) using Hubble{{'}}s high-resolution [[Advanced Camera for Surveys]] ...

...emi-major axes as objects hop between resonances. The orbital poles of the objects circle that of the Solar System's [[Laplace plane]], which at large semi-ma ...Nine.png|thumb|260px|Secular evolution of eTNOs induced by Planet Nine for objects with semi-major axis of 250 AU.<ref name="Beust_2016" /><ref name="Batygin_ ...

|+ [[Classical Kuiper belt object]]s 40–50 AU from the Sun | Objects with a ‘D’ have only been observed for a single opposition, and have been a ...

...ller terrestrial planets, a small mass of [[Mars]] and a low mass asteroid belt. ...pressure supported and as a result orbits at a velocity slower than large objects.<ref name=Kretke_2014 /> The gas affects the motions of the solids in varyi ...

{{Short description|A measure for the size of planets and other Solar System objects}} ...nbsp;EL₆₁, a Rapidly Rotating, Pluto-Sized Object in the Kuiper Belt | journal = [[Astrophysical Journal]] | volume = 639 | issue = 2 | pages = ...

{{Short description|Ringed dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt}} ...[[Trans-Neptunian object|TNO]]<ref name="jpldata"/>{{·}}[[Classical Kuiper belt object|cubewano]]<ref name="Buie"/><ref name="MPEC-2008-O05"/>|[[Distant mi ...

...family|debris of a massive collision]] between Pluto and another [[Kuiper belt]] object, similar to the [[Giant-impact hypothesis|giant impact]] thought t ...across. The double-lobed shape of Kerberos is likely formed by two smaller objects merged, suggesting that Kerberos along with Pluto's other moons may have be ...

...to's]] moon [[Charon (moon)|Charon]], making it the [[List of Solar System objects by size|fifth-largest]] known trans-Neptunian object (apart possibly from C ...around 22 hours, Gonggong rotates slowly compared to other trans-Neptunian objects, which typically have periods of less than 12 hours. The slow rotation of G ...

{{short description|Set of gravitationally bound objects in orbit}} ...as [[orbital resonance]]s and [[libration]]. Individually major satellite objects are designated in Roman numerals. Satellite systems are referred to either ...

*The [[asteroid belt]] is a reservoir of small bodies in the [[Solar System]] located between th *[[Edgeworth-Kuiper belt]], beyond the orbit of Neptune ...

...ith the objects that rotate around the Earth shown on blue orbits, and the objects that rotate around the Sun shown on orange orbits. Around all is a sphere o ..._06.asp | archive-date = 6 February 2012 }}</ref> He proposed that the two objects were the remnants of a [[Phaeton (hypothetical planet)|destroyed planet]],< ...

...ferentiable (in symbols: C¹), however, then the theorem of Nash-Kuiper shows that no lower bound exists. ==Related objects== ...

...ggests that Triton is likely a captured [[dwarf planet]] from the [[Kuiper belt]], being captured by Neptune possibly during an early era of [[giant planet ...r both. If cratering is primarily from [[Heliocentric orbit|heliocentric]] objects (such as [[comet]]s), either craters have been undercounted or a large regi ...

...rthest known [[planet]] from the [[Sun]]. It is the [[List of Solar System objects by size|fourth-largest planet]] in the [[Solar System]] by diameter, the th ...mes of planet Earth and its moon; {{Cite web |title=Naming of Astronomical Objects |url=https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/ |url-status=live |archive-ur ...

...ast6=Helfert |first6=S. |last7=Moragas-Klostermeyer |first7=G. |title=2002 Kuiper prize lecture: Dust Astronomy |journal=Icarus |date=March 2005 |volume=174 ...]]s are very expensive and can address only a small number of astronomical objects. Therefore, less expensive methods to collect and analyse [[extraterrestria ...