trans-Neptunian
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trans-neptunian — |tran(t)s, raan , nz+ adjective Usage: usually capitalized N Etymology: trans + Neptune, formerly most distant known planet + English ian : lying beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune * * * adj. * * * trans Neptunian see trans 7 … Useful english dictionary
trans-Neptunian — trans Nep•tu′ni•an adj … From formal English to slang
Trans-Neptunian object — A trans Neptunian object (TNO) is any object in the solar system that orbits the sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune. The Kuiper belt, scattered disk, and Oort cloud are three divisions of this volume of space.The orbit of each of… … Wikipedia
Trans-Neptunian objects in fiction — For discussion of fictional planets orbiting in the trans Neptunian region, see Fictional planets of the Solar System. The region of the Solar System beyond Neptune contains sparse populations of small icy objects. These include the Kuiper belt,… … Wikipedia
trans-Neptunian — adj. * * * … Universalium
Resonant trans-Neptunian object — In astronomy, a resonant trans Neptunian object is a trans Neptunian object (TNO) in mean motion orbital resonance with Neptune. The orbital periods of the resonant objects are in a simple integer relations with the period of Neptune e.g. 1:2,… … Wikipedia
List of trans-Neptunian objects — This is a partial list of numbered trans Neptunian objects (TNOs), in order of discovery date. Certain notable TNOs that have yet to be numbered are also included. Please add to this list as necessary. Last updated August 19 2008 through mpl|2006 … Wikipedia
Fictional trans-Neptunian planets — The hypothetical trans Neptunian planets are hypothetical or fictional planets on the edge of the Solar System, beyond the orbit of Neptune, which sometimes serve as settings or references in science fiction. A hypothetical trans Neptunian planet … Wikipedia
Colonization of trans-Neptunian objects — Artist s rendering of the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Space colonization Solar System Inner Mercury … Wikipedia
Colonization of Trans-Neptunian Objects — Freeman Dyson has proposed that Trans Neptunian Objects, rather than planets, are the major potential habitat of life in space. Several hundred billion to trillion comet like ice rich bodies exist outside the orbit of Neptune, in the Kuiper Belt… … Wikipedia
