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Kuiper belt object
Kuiper belt objectn. Abbr. KBO Any of the small icy bodies orbiting the sun in the Kuiper belt, generally having a diameter less than Pluto's. Pluto is a large Kuiper belt object that was probably captured in its present solar orbit by an encounter with the planet Neptune.
[After Gerard Kuiper (1905-1973), Dutch-born American astronomer who speculated about the existence of such bodies.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Kuiper belt object - any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar systemKBOminor planet, planetoid - any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun |
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Synonyms for Kuiper belt objectnoun any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar systemSynonymsRelated Words |