Believed to be the area from which short period comets originate, FTP name this area of our solar system extending 20 astronomical units beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Predicted to include objects of radius in excess of 200 million kilometers, computer simulations suggest that it was formed due to Jovian gravity. Objects such as 2060 Chiron, the first of a new class of astronomical objects called centaurs, are believed to be refugees from this region. Including objects known generically as cubewanos, its most well known components are the moon Charon and the planet Pluto. Believed to be the area from which short period comets originate, FTP name this area of our solar system extending 20 astronomical units beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Predicted to include objects of radius in excess of 200 million kilometers, computer simulations suggest that it was formed due to Jovian gravity.
Edgeworth-{Kuiper} belt