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Old 24-August-2006, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Jakenorrish View Post
Sorry - 'Trans Neptunian Objects' or as we've been calling them for years, 'Kuiper Belt Objects'!
No, dwarf planets (Pluto, 2003 UB313, etc.) that orbit beyond Neptune form a new class of objects.
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