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English: Distribution of Kuiper belt objects' orbits.

Objects in resonance are plotted in red (Neptune trojans 1:1, plutinos 2:3, twotinos 1:2,…). Classical objects are plotted in blue. Scattered disk objects (not members of the Kuiper Belt) are shown in grey, Sednoids in yellow, extreme detached disk objects in orange, extended scattered disk objects in magenta, centaurs in green, and other trans-Neptunian objects in dark yellow.

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The position of an object represents

  • its orbit’s semi-major axis a in AU and orbital period P in years (horizontal axis, logarithmic scale)
  • orbit’s inclination i in degrees (vertical axis).

The size of the circle illustrates the object’s size relative to others. For a few large objects, the diameter drawn represents actual measurements. For all others, the circles represent the diameter corresponding to the absolute magnitude and an assumed albedo, based on the object's classification (see Johnston's page for details).

Main resonances with Neptune are marked with vertical red bars; 1:1 marks the position of Neptune’s orbit (and its Trojan asteroids), 2:3 marks the orbit of Pluto (and the other Plutinos) etc.

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[1] (2023-07-23).
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current09:35, 31 July 2023Thumbnail for version as of 09:35, 31 July 202313,860 × 6,044 (920 KB)RenerphoNew selection of highlighted objects; repair horizontal scale
11:43, 28 July 2023Thumbnail for version as of 11:43, 28 July 202313,860 × 6,044 (923 KB)RenerphoAdding 1012 objects (+28%), bringing total count to 4576. Source: Johnston's archive as of 2023-07-23. TNOs that were defined as cubewanos before keep their classification in the chart, regardless of changes made by Johnston since the last update in 2019.
05:56, 20 February 2020Thumbnail for version as of 05:56, 20 February 202013,860 × 6,044 (903 KB)RenerphoAdd 136 new objects (+4%), and remove 96 objects with bad orbits (-3%). Source: Johnston's archive as of 2019-12-27, and MPECs 2020 A128, B289, B309, C51, C71-73, C78-88.
12:36, 7 November 2019Thumbnail for version as of 12:36, 7 November 201913,860 × 6,044 (898 KB)RenerphoAdd 180 objects (+5%), bringing total count to 3524. Slight format changes. Source: Johnston's archive as of 2019-07-13.
01:41, 2 May 2019Thumbnail for version as of 01:41, 2 May 201913,860 × 6,044 (889 KB)RenerphoCorrect formatting mistake ("orbital period" axis wasn't shown)
01:31, 2 May 2019Thumbnail for version as of 01:31, 2 May 201913,860 × 6,044 (991 KB)RenerphoAdd 376 objects (+13%), bringing total count to 3344. Slight format changes, correct spelling mistakes. Sources: JPL database as of 2019-05-01, and Johnston's archive (as of 2018-10-07).
18:00, 15 October 2018Thumbnail for version as of 18:00, 15 October 201813,860 × 6,044 (899 KB)Renerpho2,968 objects (removed some unreliable objects and duplicates, added centaurs, and added some new discoveries like 2015 TG387). Different colours for scattered disk, extreme scattered disk and extreme detached (the objects relevant for the "Planet X hypothesis").
23:59, 4 June 2018Thumbnail for version as of 23:59, 4 June 201813,752 × 6,080 (871 KB)RenerphoUpdated previously observed objects that were observed/improved by OSSOS, including a few new resonances. Bringing total count to 3122 (+9%). Minor design changes.
18:50, 4 June 2018Thumbnail for version as of 18:50, 4 June 201813,752 × 6,080 (864 KB)RenerphoAdded >800 new objects, mostly from OSSOS (https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.11740). List from http://johnstonsarchive.net/ up to 22 April 2018; a handful of later discoveries with secure orbits have been added manually. Population increases from 2142 to 2864 (+33%). Many new high-order resonances.
11:45, 21 February 2018Thumbnail for version as of 11:45, 21 February 201813,752 × 6,080 (892 KB)RenerphoUpdate includes objects&orbits up to 2018-02-20
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