"scattered disc object" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scattered disc objects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scattered disc object (plural scattered disc objects)
  1. (astronomy) Any trans-Neptunian object whose orbit is wholly within the scattered disc. Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: SDO, scattered Kuiper belt object, scattered-disc object, scattered disk object, scattered-disk object Related terms: detached object, Eris, Kuiper belt object, Oort cloud, trans-Neptunian object Translations (trans-Neptunian object whose orbit is wholly within the scattered disc): oggetto del disco diffuso [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-scattered_disc_object-en-noun-GU6qjxo5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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