scattered disc object

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scattered disc object

noun scattered disc objects · scattered-disc object · scattered disk object · scattered-disk object

Any trans-Neptunian object whose orbit is wholly within the scattered disc. Short-period comets (those with periods up to 200 years) are thought to be scattered disc objects perturbed from their orbits towards the inner solar system by the gravitational pull of Neptune.
Similar: SDO, scattered Kuiper belt object

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noun trans-Neptunian object whose orbit is wholly within the scattered disc

Italiano	oggetto del disco diffuso

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@misc{scattered_disc_object_2026,
  title = {scattered disc object},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scattered%20disc%20object},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}