Plutino

Synonyms for "plutino"

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Translations

6 translations across 5 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 冥族小天體 /冥族小天体 noun (planetoid in orbit with 3:2 resonance to that of Neptune)
  • 類冥小天體 /类冥小天体 noun (planetoid in orbit with 3:2 resonance to that of Neptune)

Finnish

1 entries
  • plutino noun (planetoid in orbit with 3:2 resonance to that of Neptune)

Italian

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  • plutino noun (planetoid in orbit with 3:2 resonance to that of Neptune)

Polish

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  • plutonek noun (planetoid in orbit with 3:2 resonance to that of Neptune)

Russian

1 entries
  • плути́но noun (planetoid in orbit with 3:2 resonance to that of Neptune)

Sample sentences

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We present a study of the dynamical evolution of plutinos recently escaped from the resonance through numerical simulations. It was shown in previous works the existence of weakly chaotic orbits in the plutino population that diffuse very slowly finally diving into a strong chaotic region.

Source: wiktionary

This is dubbed a 3:2 resonance (with Neptune), Pluto being the largest Plutino. About one fourth of the KBOs are Plutinos. Plutinos may be debris from the collision of another KBO with Pluto, resulting in the formation of Pluto's largest moon, Charon.

Source: wiktionary

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