Kuiper Belt a diskshaped region past the orbit of Neptune extending roughly 30 to 50 AU from the Sun containing many small icy bodies Notable KBOs Quaoar Sedna Xena amp Gabrielle 2003 UB ID: 1022902
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1. Kuiper Belt Objects “KBOs,” or “trans-Neptunian Objects” Kuiper Belt – a disk-shaped region past the orbit of Neptune, extending roughly 30 to 50 AU from the Sun, containing many small icy bodies.
2. Notable KBOs Quaoar, Sedna, “Xena” & “Gabrielle” (2003 UB313 ) = Eris & Dysnomia, Pluto & Charon