[meteorite-list] Astronomers Lean Toward Eight Planets

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 23 13:22:46 2006
Message-ID: <200608231719.KAA13223_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

>What ever happened to TNOs > (Trans-Neptunian Objects).
>

Excellent question! There's also Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) and plutinos, which
are already in common use. TNOs include KBOs and objects in the Oort belt.
Plutinos are KBOs that are in 3:2 orbital resonance with Neptune.

Ron Baalke
Received on Wed 23 Aug 2006 01:19:59 PM PDT