2003 QW90
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, also written as 2003 QW90, is a trans-Neptunian object
(TNO) that resides in the Kuiper belt
. It was discovered on August 23, 2003, by Marc W. Buie
.
Diameter by 2008 was listed as 440 km.
Trans-Neptunian object
A trans-Neptunian object is any minor planet in the Solar System that orbits the Sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune.The first trans-Neptunian object to be discovered was Pluto in 1930...
(TNO) that resides in the Kuiper belt
Kuiper belt
The Kuiper belt , sometimes called the Edgeworth–Kuiper belt, is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets extending from the orbit of Neptune to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. It is similar to the asteroid belt, although it is far larger—20 times as wide and 20 to 200 times as massive...
. It was discovered on August 23, 2003, by Marc W. Buie
Marc W. Buie
Marc W. Buie is an astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. He grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and went on to get a B.S. in Physics from Louisiana State University in 1980. After that he switched fields and earned his Ph.D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona in...
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Diameter by 2008 was listed as 440 km.