Classical Kuiper Belt object
In Astronomy the term classical Kuiper Belt object refers to objects in the Kuiper Belt, that are not in resonance with Planet Neptune, and have relatively low orbital eccentricity.[1] These objects are nicknamed "cubewano".
(15760) 1992 QB, the second Kuiper Belt to be discovered, is a classical object.[2][3]
Objects that are not resonant, with highly eccentric orbits, are called scattered objects.[1]
References
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Maria Velea (2006). "Kuiper Belt" (PDF). Studiisi Communicar Bacau. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-07-10. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
The objects discovered until now in Kuiper Belt have very interesting dynamic properties. They have a very uneven distribution of orbital elements, being thus divided in three distinct dynamic classes: classical objects, resonant objects and scattered objects.
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Eric Betz (2015-06-15). "1992 QB1: The first Kuiper Belt object opened a realm of 1,000 Plutos". Astronomy Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
The pair hit pay dirt four years into their efforts. Pluto 2.0 came in the form of a 100-mile-wide (160 kilometers) world named 1992 QB1. Smiley, as they came to call it, was waiting 745 million miles (1.2 billion km) past Neptune, and astronomers hadn’t seen it before because it was thousands of times fainter than Pluto.
- ↑ Paul R. Weissman (1993-06-08). "The discovery of 1992 QB 1". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 74 (23): 257–263. doi:10.1029/93EO00282. ISSN 0096-3941. Retrieved 2026-07-08.