Kuiper Belt

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf circumstellar disc
gptkbp:beyond gptkb:Neptune
gptkbp:composition gptkb:rock
ices
gptkbp:confirmedBy gptkb:David_Jewitt
gptkb:Jane_Luu
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Pluto
gptkb:Eris
gptkb:Haumea
gptkb:Makemake
comets
dwarf planets
trans-Neptunian objects
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Gerard_Kuiper
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 30 to 55 AU
gptkbp:eccentricity varied
gptkbp:ErisIsMember true
gptkbp:firstObjectDiscovered gptkb:1992_QB1
gptkbp:firstPredicted 1951
gptkbp:HaumeaIsMember true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kuiper Belt
gptkbp:inclination varied
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Solar_System
gptkbp:MakemakeIsMember true
gptkbp:mass less than 10% of Earth's mass
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Gerard_Kuiper
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Varuna
gptkb:Salacia
gptkb:20000_Varuna
gptkb:2002_AW197
gptkb:2002_MS4
gptkb:2003_AZ84
gptkb:2004_XR190
gptkb:2005_RN43
gptkb:2007_OR10
gptkb:2010_EK139
gptkb:2012_VP113
gptkb:2013_FY27
gptkb:2013_FZ27
gptkb:2014_FE72
gptkb:2014_MU69
gptkb:2014_UZ224
gptkb:2015_RR245
gptkb:2015_TG387
gptkb:2018_AG37
gptkb:2018_VG18
gptkb:Gonggong
gptkb:Huya
gptkb:Orcus
gptkb:Quaoar
gptkb:Chaos
gptkb:Arrokoth
gptkb:Ixion
gptkb:Varda
gptkb:Sedna
gptkbp:PlutoIsMember true
gptkbp:populationEstimate hundreds of thousands of objects
gptkbp:region trans-Neptunian region
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scattered_Disc
gptkb:Oort_Cloud
gptkbp:shape doughnut-shaped
gptkbp:source short-period comets
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:New_Horizons_spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:concert_hall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4