scattering Kuiper belt object
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Kuiper belt
- In Kuiper belt: Orbital subpopulations
…with Neptune are called “scattering KBOs.” Scattering KBOs are on orbits that are unstable on million-year timescales. These objects are thought to be in transition from being metastable KBOs to becoming Centaur objects and eventually short-period comets. The metastable region that supplies the scattering population is not known, but…
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