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Trans-Neptunian Object list
List started by
gmackenz
for the Astronomy domain
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| Pluto |
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Location | Kuiper belt |
Pluto (pronounced , from , ), formally designated '(134340) Pluto''', is the second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System (after Eris) and the tenth-largest body observed directly orbiting the Sun. Originally classified as a planet, Pluto...
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| Eris |
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Eris (, or as in Greek Έρις), formally designated 136199 Eris and prior to that (see minor planet names), is the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the ninth largest body known to orbit the Sun directly. It is approximately 2,500...
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| Charon |
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Charon ( -ən, or -ən as in ), discovered in 1978, is either the largest moon of Pluto or one member of a double dwarf planet with Pluto being the other member, depending on the definition employed. With the discovery in 2005 of two other moons of...
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| Nix |
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Nix is a natural satellite of Pluto. It was discovered along with Hydra in June 2005 by the Hubble Space Telescope Pluto Companion Search Team, composed of Hal A. Weaver, S. Alan Stern, Max J. Mutchler, Andrew J. Steffl, Marc W. Buie, William J....
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Hydra ( -drə, Greek Ύδρα) is the outer-most natural satellite of Pluto. It was discovered along with Nix in June, 2005 by the Hubble Space Telescope's Pluto Companion Search Team, which is composed of Hal A. Weaver, Alan Stern, Max J. Mutchler,...
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| Haumea | Plutoid |
In Hawaiian mythology, Haumea is a goddess of fertility and childbirth. With Kane Milohai, she is the mother of Pele, Kā-moho-ali‘i, Namaka, Kapo and Hi‘iaka. She was a powerful sorceress and gave birth to many creatures; some after turning herself...
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