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May 20, 2024 · Animation of (136617) 1994 CC, a trinary asteroid with two moons ( right ). A minor-planet moon is an astronomical object that orbits a minor planet as its natural satellite. As of January 2022, there are 457 minor planets known or suspected to have moons. [1] Discoveries of minor-planet moons (and binary objects, in general) are important ...
May 6, 2024 · Just outside of Neptune’s orbit is a ring of icy bodies. We call it the Kuiper Belt. It’s pronounced ky-purr. This is where you’ll find dwarf planet Pluto. It’s the most famous of the objects floating in the Kuiper Belt, which are also called Kuiper Belt Objects, or KBOs. Why is it named Kuiper?
