Kuiperoid
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A Kuiper belt object, such as Pluto
"I'm fascinated by the relatively small "ice balls" in the very outer part of the solar system. I have often wondered what bodies lay out there fainter than 17th magnitude, the limit of the plates I took at Lowell Observatory. May I suggest we call this new class of objects "Kuiperoids"?"
Example
More examples"I'm fascinated by the relatively small "ice balls" in the very outer part of the solar system. I have often wondered what bodies lay out there fainter than 17th magnitude, the limit of the plates I took at Lowell Observatory. May I suggest we call this new class of objects "Kuiperoids"?"
Etymology
Blend of Kuiper belt + asteroid, a name suggested by Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto.
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