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Etc. etc. etc. U. N. Plutinos. 3:2. 2:1. Neptune crossing. scattered KBOs. classical KBOs. U. N. S. J. U. N. P. Venus. Mercury. Earth. Asteroid belt. Jupiter. Mars. Saturn. Uranus. Neptune. Pluto. Venus. Mercury. Earth. Asteroid belt. Jupiter. Mars. Saturn. Uranus.
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Plutinos 3:2 2:1 Neptune crossing scattered KBOs classical KBOs U N
S J U N P
Venus Mercury Earth Asteroid belt Jupiter Mars Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
Venus Mercury Earth Asteroid belt Jupiter Mars Saturn Uranus Neptune ? Pluto
? Venus Mercury Earth Asteroid belt Jupiter Mars Saturn Uranus Neptune Kuiperbelt Pluto
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# discovered KBOs J S Uranus Pluto Quaoar Neptune
J S Uranus Pluto Quaoar Neptune
number 0 50 100 heliocentricdistance
number 0 50 100 heliocentricdistance r-3/2
number 0 50 100 heliocentricdistance r-11
? Venus Mercury Earth Asteroid belt Jupiter Mars Saturn Uranus Neptune Kuiperbelt Pluto
Venus Mercury inner Earth Asteroid belt Jupiter > Mars Saturn The edge of the solar system Uranus Neptune Kuiperbelt Pluto
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a=480 AU e=0.85i=12 q=76 AU Q=900 AU P=10,500 yr
Where did it come from? -in situ formation -scattered by modest-sized planet @ ~70AU -close stellar encounter
Where did it come from? -in situ -scattered by modest-sized planet @ ~70AU -close stellar encounter
Where did it come from? -in situ -scattered by modest-sized planet @ ~70AU -close stellar encounter -dense stellar birth environment