Ceres displaced by Quaoar...

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Adam — 6/30/2003 12:15:16 PM (archived)

Hi Robert

The Kuiper Belt Objects aren't yet as well known as Ceres, but they're bigger...

http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/kb/big_kbo.html

...Quaoar [Minor Planet 50,000... BTW] is at least 1200 km across, Ixion is over 1000, and Varuna might be over.

Remember the Main Belt has ~ 200 'roids >100 km. The Kuiper Belt has ~ 35,000...

Adam :-)

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The top 26 worlds of our Solar System- ranked by size. - REB - 6/30/2003 11:54:00 AM
- Lets see if this looks any better. - REB - 6/30/2003 1:17:03 PM
- You forgot Planet X N/T (n/t) - Adijh Niribu - 6/30/2003 12:55:23 PM
  - re: You forgot Planet X N/T - REB - 6/30/2003 3:10:49 PM
- Ceres displaced by Quaoar... - Adam - 6/30/2003 12:15:16 PM
  - Outer objects are MUCH harder to detect. That makes them problematical, in practice. NT - David F Mayer - 7/1/2003 7:37:13 AM
  - Thanks, Adam. - REB - 6/30/2003 1:02:55 PM
  - Heck... Quaoar would be number 21 n/t - Adam - 6/30/2003 12:17:22 PM
- re: The top 26 worlds of our Solar System- ranked by size. - REB - 6/30/2003 11:57:06 AM

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