plutino

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von plutino im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Any of several planetoids in the Kuiper Belt that have orbits similar to Pluto in that they have a resonance of 3: 2 with that of Neptune

Etymologie

() From Plut(o) + -ino, meaning “little Pluto” (compare neutrino); coined by David C. Jewitt et al.